A citizen, identified as Ali Salem Ahmed Bamqri, was killed on Monday evening, July 28, 2025, in Mukalla, Hadramout Governorate, eastern Yemen, during confrontations between protesters and security forces. The protests erupted due to worsening basic services, primarily prolonged electricity outages. Angry demonstrators blocked the main street in front of Ibn Sina Hospital and set tires ablaze in several city streets to protest the deteriorating services and daily electricity interruptions, which reportedly exceed 14 hours. Gunfire was heard near the power station as protesters attempted to storm it, escalating tensions with security forces, according to Bran Press. The protests also spread to the city of Al-Shahr, where demonstrators blocked the international road connecting Yemen and Oman, causing traffic disruptions amidst widespread public discontent over the ongoing service crisis. The Houthis have also escalated their actions, threatening to collapse the current calm on three axes, according to Ejaz Network. In related maritime security developments, the Houthis publicly accused Cosmoship Management S.A., a Liberian-flagged company, of managing vessels trading with Israel. They specifically named the HSL NIKE and FAITH, alleging they delivered a total of six shipments to Israeli ports, Haifa and Ashkelon. The Houthis stated that HSL NIKE made four shipments to Haifa from March to July 2025, and FAITH made two shipments to Ashkelon in late 2024 and early 2025. The Houthis consider such vessels legitimate military targets as part of their campaign to disrupt maritime routes linked to Israel. Separately, an American citizen remains in Iranian custody along with four others whose nationalities are undisclosed, following the release of one American citizen among dozens of Jews detained in Iran after Operation Rising Lion, as reported by Kaisos1987. Meanwhile, Hezbollah's Chief of Staff, Fuad Shower, is reportedly participating in an anniversary festival, as noted by Kaisos1987.
