Yemen: Hodeidah sees 'worst fighting yet' despite UN ceasefire calls

Lull in hostilities ends as street fighting breaks out and Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes on Houthi rebels

Vicious fighting described by residents as "worse than anything so far" has flared up in Yemen's vital port city, Hodeidah, despite calls for a ceasefire from the UN and promises from both the Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels to consider a truce.

A lull in combat was shattered on Monday night by intense street fighting that was edging towards the city centre and at least 12 coalition airstrikes on eastern districts, locals said. The jets were met with Houthi anti-aircraft fire. "We are facing indiscriminate bombing from both sides," said local Ibrahim Seif.