Pro-government forces captured the Al Faza district while advancing towards the nearby Al Tahita Directorate. An earlier meeting between the UN's special envoy and Yemen's exiled president failed to bring about any ceasefire.
Yemen’s internationally-recognized government and its allies accuse the Houthis of using Al-Hudaida to smuggle weapons into the country from Iran.
Residents said battles were raging on the coastal road leading to the densely populated city centre from the airport, with Apache helicopters of the Western-backed Saudi-led coalition providing air support.
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