Battle for Hodeidah: Fighting intensifies for key port city

Fighting escalates further in Yemen as the Saudi-Emirati coalition tries to recapture Hodeidah from Houthi rebels.

Fighting has again intensified in Yemen as the humanitarian crisis worsens. The latest violence is centred around the key port city of Hodeidah.

The case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing has brought international focus on the way the western-backed Saudi-Emirati coalition is conducting the fight against Houthi rebels who are supported by Iran.

 

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Djibouti.