A massive crowd streamed through the Bab al-Silsilah entrance to the compound with prayer mats in hand, an AFP correspondent said, while some posed for photos in front of the iconic golden Dome of the Rock.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/muslims-pray-jerusalems-al-aqsa-start-ramadan

An injured child awaiting treatment at the emergency ward of the Bab al-Hawa hospital, in the opposition-held northern countryside of Syria’s Idlib Province, on the day of the earthquake.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/world/middleeast/earthquake-turkey-syria-toll-aid.html

Another resolution, to keep the Bab al-Hawa border open for just six months, failed as well.

Source: https://undispatch.com/i-run-an-ngo-in-northwestern-syria-our-last-lifeline-was-just-severed/

Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed Sunday's attacks, saying the first vessel was hit by a missile and the second by a drone while in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231204-us-destroyer-shoots-down-drones-after-houthi-attack-on-ships-in-red-sea

However, it did say the Syrian government's offer could be a "basis for the United Nations to lawfully conduct cross-border humanitarian operations via the Bab al-Hawa border crossing".

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66209143?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Its region includes the Bab elMandeb Strait off Yemen and the Red Sea stretching up to the Suez Canal, the Egyptian waterway linking the Mideast to the Mediterranean Sea.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/04/08/us-deploys-guided-missile-submarine-amid-tensions-with-iran/

Most of the attacks have taken place in the Red Sea area, and the Bab el-Mandeb straits off the Yemeni coast.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/drone-attack-on-a-chemical-tanker-off-gujarat-coast-all-you-need-to-know-9082538/

The Houthis have a decade-long history of harassing and attacking commercial vessels operating in the Gulf of Aden, the Bab al Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea, and have stepped up attacks on shipping and the U.S. military over the past two weeks.

Source: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/12/houthis-target-u-s-warship-commercial-vessels-in-the-red-sea.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houthis-target-u-s-warship-commercial-vessels-in-the-red-sea

The United Nations had also been using the Bab al-Hawa crossing from Turkey to deliver aid to millions in northwest Syria since 2014 with authorization from the U.N. Security Council.

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/syria-extends-un-aid-deliveries-134150280.html