<span style="color: #222222;">In Yemen, at least 61 combatants have been killed in clashes in Hodeida. Medical sources reported that 43 Huthi rebels and nine loyalists were killed in clashes over the past 24 hours. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dozens of wounded rebels were transferred to hospitals in the provinces of Sanaa and Ibb. A government military source confirmed the toll.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Yemeni government forces pressed further into the strategic port city of Hodeida, seizing its main hospital in heavy fighting yesterday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The rebels have put up fierce resistance to the government advance towards the city's vital docks, which are the point of entry for 80 per cent of Yemen's commercial imports and nearly all UN-supervised humanitarian aid.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">As per the UN agency, around 14 million Yemenis are at risk of famine and many more are dependent on international aid. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Yemeni officials said that pro-government forces had captured the city's May 22 Hospital yesterday. Amnesty International had earlier accused the Huthis of &quot;deliberate militarisation&quot; of the facility after they posted snipers on its roof.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | November 11, 2018 12:18 PM
Yemen: At least 61 combatants killed in clashes in Hodieda