Saudi Arabia to allow fuel shipments through blockade of Yemen’s Hodeida: Report

So far, Riyadh's ceasefire proposal falls short of Houthi demands
People displaced by conflict receive food aid donated by a Kuwaiti charity organisation in the village of al-Haima in the Khokha district of Yemen's war-ravaged western province of Hodeida, on March 20, 2021.
People displaced by conflict receive food aid donated by a Kuwaiti charity organisation in the village of al-Haima in the Khokha district of Yemen's war-ravaged western province of Hodeida, on March 20, 2021. - KHALED ZIAD/AFP via Getty Images
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The Saudi-led military coalition will allow four fuel ships to enter the blockaded port at Hodeida, on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, in a limited step towards a proposed ceasefire with the country’s Houthi rebels, Reuters reported Wednesday.

The ships' cargo includes some 45,000 tons of gas oil, 5,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas and 22,700 tons of fuel oil, according to Reuters' sources.

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