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Street clashes erupted Sunday in several areas of Yemen's disputed port city of Hodeida, where a US-backed Saudi coalition is trying to oust Iran-backed Shiite rebels, officials said .
Apache warplanes and attack helicopters shook residential neighborhoods all day, while land forces clashed around the university in the south of the city, as well as al-Thawra hospitals and from May 22 to the east. rising from both regions, with several military vehicles on fire near the university. Intense fighting around the Thawra hospital blocked access to the center for hours, while the rebels took over the hospital on May 22 after it briefly fell between the hands of the coalition, they said. Photos of damaged hospital buildings are circulating on social media.
Medical officials from the port city of Aden, in the south of the country, constitute the bastion of the coalition. and refuse to accept new patients, with the exception of some civilians suffering from critical injuries.
Officials spoke under cover of anonymity because they were not allowed to inform journalists, while residents did so out of fear for their safety.
The conflict in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world, began with the takeover of the capital Sanaa in 2014 by rebels, known as Houthis, who overthrew the internationally recognized government. A Saudi coalition with the government has been fighting the Houthis since 2015 with the aim of bringing the essentially exiled government back to power.
The war killed about 10,000 people and left about two-thirds of the 27 inhabitants of Yemen. Millions of people need help and more than 8 million are at risk of starvation.
Doctors have reported several civilians, including children killed since the start of the latest offensive on Hodeida, on November 1, shortly after the US called for a ceasefire. of the month.
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