{"id":45006,"date":"2018-06-15T17:08:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T11:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=45006"},"modified":"2018-06-15T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T11:38:13","slug":"yemen-un-calls-fighting-sides-keep-hudaidah-port-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/world-news\/yemen-un-calls-fighting-sides-keep-hudaidah-port-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen: UN calls all fighting sides to keep Hudaidah port open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houthi leader vow to make Hudaidah quagmire for invaders<\/em><\/p>\n

Amidst reports of Houthis\u2019 tough response to the Saudi led aggression on port of Hudaidah, the UN Security Council has called on all sides involved in fighting to keep the port open to allow the delivery of aid and other essentials.<\/p>\n

Saudi led coalition along with Emirati forces began their offensive to capture the port city from Houthi\u2019s control three days ago, raising fears for its 600,000 civilian population and over the safety of its port. Hudaidah port handles 70 percent of imports into\u00a0Yemen.<\/p>\n

Russian Ambassador VassilyNebenzia, who holds the council presidency, said, that during a closed-door meeting, members of the Security Council expressed their “deep concern about the risks to the humanitarian situation”.<\/p>\n

The council rejected Swedish proposal for a freeze to the military operation to allow time for talks on Houthi\u2019swithdrawal from the Red Sea port city.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Sana\u2019a based Arabic language al-Masirah network reports that HouthileaderAbdulmalik al-Houthi, in a televised address on Thursday, has promised to turn the West Coast into a quagmire for the invaders. \u201cWith the help of God and the determination of our people, the West Coast will turn into a great swamp that overwhelms the invaders and oppressors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

$\"Yemen:$ <\/a>He further said, \u201cWe need today the sense of responsibility to face the campaigns of aggression in occupying our country. We have to move to fronts during the Eid. People must move to support the fronts\u201d.<\/p>\n

He asserted that our battle today is with \u201cAmerica and Israel, which see the control of the coast as a strategic target at the regional level.\u201d He continued that the \u201cUAE and the mercenaries are a tool and soldiers of the American, British and Israeli\u201d governments.<\/p>\n

US-Saudi supported Hadi\u2019s government based in Riyadh, which is still recognized internationally, has earlier said that negotiations had failed to force Houthis from Hudaidah, and a grace period for UN-led peace efforts was over.<\/p>\n

Adana Dieng, UN special adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, said in a statement on Thursday that the attack on Hudaida could heighten the risk of famine. He said, “The Yemeni portis a lifeline for the delivery of aid and the Coalition\u2019s air attacks can kill many more people over time through famine and hunger when damaging such civilian infrastructure.”<\/p>\n

According to UN estimates, more than 22 million people in Yemen are in need of aid, including 8.4 million who are at risk of starvation. It considers Yemen to be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n

The current offensive on Hudaidah, the third largest city in Yemen, is the biggest battle in the three-year war between the Saudi led coalition and HouthiAnsarullah movement.<\/p>\n

The reports say that at least 39 people, including 30 Houthi rebels and nine pro Hadi government troops have been killed during Hudaidah offensive. Houthis have claimed of destroying Emirati battleship before it could reach the port. Moreover, Houthis have instructed civilians to move away from the outskirts of the city and towards the city center.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia\u2019s official Al-Arabia net reports that the Yemeni army (loyal to Hadi government) announced on Thursday that it has advanced and reached the surroundings of the Hudeidah Airport.<\/p>\n

Abu Zaraa al-Mahrami, the commander of the west coast front (loyal to virtually ousted AbdrabuhMansoorHadi government), has claimed that the Yemeni army and resistance forces are \u201conly meters away from the Hudeidah Airport\u201d after they\u2019ve seized several areas and inflicted heavy losses on the Houthis.<\/p>\n

However, Tehran based Press TV has quoted YahyaSharaf al-Din, the deputy chairman of Yemen\u2019s Red Sea Ports corporation, saying that Hudaidah port is operating normally despite an Emirati-led push to capture the strategic coastline. He has also rejected reports about a halt in the services of the port due to UAE-led offensive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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