Sources tell Sheba Intelligence the group has opened a new mobilization camp in Hodeidah and is reinforcing positions south of Hays

      Houthi leaders believe the next major confrontation with Yemeni government forces is likely to begin on the western coast, amid growing internal concerns over a possible operation targeting Hodeidah and its strategic Red Sea port, sources inside the group told Sheba Intelligence.

According to the sources, the Houthis are assessing recent military and political developments as possible indicators that government-aligned forces could receive Saudi- and US-backed support for an offensive along the coast.

There have been no official statements from Saudi Arabia, the United States or the Yemeni government confirming plans to seize Hodeidah. The information therefore reflects the threat assessment currently circulating within the Houthi leadership rather than evidence of an approved military operation.

The sources said the group has intensified military activity across Hodeidah Governorate and recently opened a new recruitment and mobilization camp in Al-Duha district.

New fighters are being assembled, trained and organized at the facility before being deployed to frontlines south of Hays, where the Houthis are reinforcing their positions and preparing for possible offensive operations.

Sources told Sheba Intelligence that the group is considering a pre-emptive push toward Hays in an attempt to widen its defensive perimeter south of Hodeidah and disrupt any future government advance toward the city and port.

Hays holds significant military importance because it lies along routes linking southern Hodeidah with Al-Khawkhah, Mokha and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Control of the city and its surrounding high ground would improve the Houthis’ ability to obstruct movements by government-aligned forces along the western coast.

The new preparations follow earlier clashes in the Hays area, including a Houthi assault on government positions around Jabal Dabbas. The attackers briefly entered several positions before being forced back after government forces deployed reinforcements.

The latest mobilization indicates that the Houthis increasingly view the Hays front as the first defensive line protecting Hodeidah from the south.

Although the preparations do not confirm that a major battle is imminent, they show that the group is expanding recruitment, reinforcing frontline units and preserving the option of launching a limited pre-emptive offensive to prevent government forces from approaching Hodeidah.