Yemen Ceasefire In The Rebel-Held City Hodeida And Surrounding Regions Continues To Hold

DW: Fragile calm in Yemen's ceasefire hub, Hodeida

Yemen's Hodeida city is reported calm after the start of a UN-brokered ceasefire agreed in Sweden. The Red Sea port city, crucial for aid to feed starving civilians, had seen clashes even beyond a midnight deadline.

Hodeida residents and a government military source said calm was established around 3 a.m. local time Tuesday between Iran-aligned Houthi rebels controlling densely populated suburbs and Saudi-backed government forces.

The ceasefire in the rebel-held city and surrounding Hodeida region was agreed last Thursday in Sweden as an initial step in ending four years of civil war, with further talks due in late January.

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More News On Today's Ceasefire In Yemen

Fighting in Yemeni city dies down as cease-fire takes hold -- FOX News/AP
Yemen war: Ceasefire takes effect in Hudaydah after skirmishes -- BBC
Yemen: fighting dies down in Hodeidah as ceasefire starts -- The Guardian
Cease-fire in Yemen holding, U.N. envoy says -- UPI
Fragile Yemen Cease-Fire Takes Hold After U.S. Push -- The Wall Street Journal