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Thousands of Yemeni civilians have been killed as a result of the war, and millions of others are starving because of lack of access to basic aid, Amnesty International said on Friday.
The group stressed that the Security Council must ensure the protection of civilians and demanded that all warring parties not obstruct the access to essential materials through the port of Hodeida.
The air raids in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are killing Yemeni civilians in large numbers, the group added.
Once the airstrikes begin targeting densely populated central areas in Hodeida city, more civilians will inevitably be killed, it added.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have deployed about 10,000 new troops to Yemen's west coast after repeated campaigns to seize Hodeida, which is seen as the main entry point for food imports and aid relief needed by millions in the war-torn country, were thwarted by Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni army.
The invaders have hit a stiff wall of resistance put up by the city's protectors who have pushed back the militants and mercenaries.
The Hodeida offensive has sparked concerns over its impact on the civilian population as well as on humanitarian aid operations.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched the devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the aim of bringing the regime of Yemen's former President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi back to power and crushing the Houthis.
According to a new report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, the Saudi-led war has so far claimed the lives of around 56,000 Yemenis.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
