HODEIDA: A Houthi rebel advance near Yemen's lifeline port of Hodeida and a Saudi pullback have displaced more than 6,000 people, the United Nations said.

The Iran-backed insurgents on Friday took control of a large area south of Hodeida — a key Red Sea port where the warring sides agreed on a ceasefire in 2018 — after loyalist forces withdrew.

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