On Saturday, November 9, 2024, Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtari, a member of the National Committee for Investigating Human Rights Violations, confirmed the Houthi group's involvement in displacing residents of five villages in the Al-Jarrahi district, south of Hodeidah, Yemen.

In an interview with "Barran Press," Al-Maqtari revealed that the Houthi militants forced residents of more than five villages in the Al-Akda area of Al-Jarrahi district to evacuate their homes and leave under mysterious circumstances.

She explained that the Iranian-backed group intends to convert these villages and farms into military barracks and mine them, coinciding with an unprecedented military buildup in Al-Jarrahi district.

Al-Maqtari added that the residents were forced to abandon their livestock, farms, and homes, leading to displacement, homelessness, and poverty. Some residents have gathered in the cities of Zabid and Beit Al-Faqih, now trapped due to the closure of main roads to liberated areas by the Houthis.

The Al-Akda area is known for cultivating mangoes, corn, and okra, on which the residents heavily rely, alongside livestock, according to Al-Maqtari. She also highlighted similar displacement operations occurring in Hodeidah villages periodically by the Houthi group.

In a post on the "X" platform, monitored by "Barran Press," Al-Maqtari criticized the neglect of international and human rights organizations regarding the situation, stating, "Humanitarian and human rights organizations, and those following the Yemen file, remain distant from the scene, while the Houthis carry out their actions without any regard for the safety and dignity of the people."

Earlier media reports indicated that the Houthis brought heavy weapons to the area, including "guided missile platforms, Katyusha batteries, Howitzer cannons, four-wheel-drive vehicles, and motorcycles," as well as engineering construction equipment.

These reports suggested that the group deployed a large number of its members in citizens' homes, barracks, and reconditioned tunnels that had been buried by recent rain floods.