A video circulating online purports to show "the moment of the recent Houthi attack on the port of Mocha"... but this is the truth behind it.

A video circulating online purports to show the "moment of the recent Houthi attack on the port of Mocha." Here's the truth:

(Archival photo - A landmine explodes as Yemeni forces patrol an area near the Red Sea port city of Mocha on January 20, 2017.)

Social media accounts have been sharing a video claiming it shows a recent attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi group on the port of Mocha in southwestern Yemen.

The video depicts the moment missiles strike a coastal area, followed by explosions, plumes of smoke, debris, and fires near buildings.

The video was accompanied by a misleading caption: "Terrifying moment Yemeni army ballistic missiles hit and targeted Saudi forces in Mocha."

A CNN Arabic investigation revealed that the video is old, dating back to an earlier attack on the port of Mocha years ago, and is unrelated to the recent attack claimed by the Houthis earlier on Sunday. Using reverse image search, we found copies of the video posted on Facebook on September 11, 2021.

The video was posted on Facebook on September 11, 2021.

The video was posted on Facebook on September 11, 2021.

At the time, the accompanying caption read: "Scenes from the targeting of the commercial port of Mocha by the Houthi terrorist militias using Iranian missiles and drones. This constitutes a war crime, as the facility is a civilian commercial port serving citizens and humanitarian relief efforts for Yemenis."

Accounts whose posts express support for the Houthis recirculated the video after the group's military spokesman, Yahya Saree, announced the targeting of "Saudi military concentrations" and weapons depots in Mocha using ballistic missiles and drones.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health in the internationally recognized Yemeni government said that Sunday's attack "on the port and city of Mocha in Taiz and the city of Khokha in Hodeidah governorate resulted, according to initial statistics, in the death of seven civilians and the injury of 30 others, including two children," as reported by the Saba News Agency.