Ansarullah continues to hold the initiative around Jabal Kharez, as they captured Sufaida and began to penetrate Mount Kharez from the north and west.
There are also reports of Houthi forces taking control of all of Jabal Kharez as well as capturing the Kharez camp, which is located on the southern outskirts of Mount Kharez.
If these claims are true, then Ansarullah has succeeded in operationally encircling pro-government forces in the Bab al-Mandab area, with two pockets now formed.