According to an interview with Al Jazeera, military and strategic expert Ali al-Dhahab analyzed that the Houthi offensive in Yemen's southern Lahij Governorate aims to reach the coastal highway connecting Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb strait. He believes that reaching the coast could cut off government forces' supply lines east of the strait and secure a strategic position to launch an attack or create tensions toward Aden, which is about 150 kilometers away. However, he clarified that as of the interview, the Houthis had not yet reached these areas, including the major Khurz military camp. The aforementioned content represents the interviewed expert's analysis of intentions and potential consequences, rather than a confirmed outcome that supply lines have been severed or that Aden is being approached.