Battle for rebel-held Yemen port may trigger humanitarian disaster

Saudi-led forces are eight miles from Hodeidah, where 80% of aid supplies are handled

Saudi-led coalition forces are preparing an all-out assault on the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah in Yemen, in a move that could cut humanitarian lifelines, displace as many as 200,000 people and tip the balance in the three-year civil war in favour of anti-Houthi forces.

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