ADEN ¨C Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen¡¯s Hodeidah on Thursday as a Saudi-led alliance tried to seize the main port in the largest battle of a war that has created the world¡¯s worst humanitarian crisis.
Apache attack helicopters bombed a strip of coastal territory near the city¡¯s airport, two residents told Reuters on the second day of the battle.
¡°The fighting is getting close to the al-Manzar area near the airport and people are fleeing in fear,¡± said Mohammed Abdullah, an employee of the Houthi administration in the city.
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