At least 15 people were killed in airstrikes led by Saudi-led coalition warplanes fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen's Hodeidah on Wednesday, according to a hospital source.
"Fifteen people, including five civilians and 10 rebel fighters were killed in the airstrikes that targeted several rebel sites and rebel-controlled checkpoints around Kilo 16 road linking the capital Sanaa," the source said on condition of anonymity.
Yemen's army and its allies have seized control of two key roads near the western port city from Houthi rebels, according to reports.
Hodeidah port is the entry point of about 70 percent of the country's food, medicines and aid.
Injured Yemeni Houthi rebel fighters outside the UN office, Sanaa, Yemen, September 12, 2018. /VCG Photo
The push came after UN-brokered Geneva peace talks earlier this week failed after the Houthi delegation refused to leave Sanaa, citing their immediate demands were not met.
Yemen has been locked into a civil war since the Houthi rebels overran much of the country militarily and seized all northern provinces, including capital Sanaa, in 2014.