The Houthis are forcing Yemeni fishermen of the port city of al-Hudeidah to smuggle weapons, the Saudi newspaper of Okaz reported on Saturday. 

Okaz quoted Yemeni officials  as saying fishermen of al-Hudeidah are risked by the Houthis who force them to smuggle weapons.  

The officials revealed that lawmakers in al-Khokhah district forced fishermen to smuggle weapons, threatening those who refuse. 

Two days after seizing control of a military camp east of the strategic Mocha in the province of Taiz, Yemen government forces on Saturday pushed Al Houthi militants from a road that links the town with the Red Sea city of Hodeida, military officials said on Saturday.