RIYADH/ADEN (Reuters) - Forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition are closing in on Yemen's Houthi-held port city Hodeidah, a coalition spokesman said, but did not specify whether there were plans for an assault to seize the western port, long a key target in the war.
"Hodeidah is 20 km (12.43 miles) away and operations are continuing," spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said at a press briefing in the Saudi capital Riyadh late on Monday, detailing gains made against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
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