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The foes have traded strikes since the Houthis seized all of Yemen's Red Sea coast and took control of the Bab al-Mandab strait in a lightning offensive.

Grundberg said the instability in the region, and the "influence of regional parties, including Iran, and also other neighbors to Yemen" has also impacted the course of the Yemen conflict.

A Houthi spokesman said blood was "unjustly and aggressively spilled" in a statement posted online, vowing there would be consequences for the attack.

Houthis, who have held Sanaa and much of northern Yemen for years, seized Mokha and key Red Sea islands this month.

G7 leaders called on the Houthis to immediately cease all military actions.

The agreement is for a matter of weeks, but Burnham said it will be kept under review.