Hodeida
Noun
Meaning
an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen's exiled government launched a fierce assault Wednesday on the port city of Hodeida, the main entry point for food in a country already teetering on the brink of famine.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gunfire has erupted near Yemen's port city of Hodeida as a Saudi-led coalition's deadline expired for Shiite rebels there to withdraw.
Friday marked the third day of an offensive to retake Hodeida.
Hassan Taher, the official Hodeida governor based outside the city, said Wednesday that Yemen's government would ensure aid deliveries throughout the offensive.
He said the UN Security Council must act to secure a cease-fire before the people of Hodeida "suffer the same fate as those in Aleppo, Mosul, or Raqqa."
Hodeida is some 150 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, which has been in Houthi hands since September 2014.