Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition advanced toward Yemen’s main port on Thursday, despite resistance from Houthi rebels who control the city and pleas by the United Nations to halt the battle and resume a political dialogue.
In the second day of fighting, the coalition pounded rebel positions with airstrikes outside Hodeidah as allied Yemeni troops on the ground drew closer to the city from the south. Their movement was being bogged down by mined roads and Houthi resistance, according to residents, aid...