![Yemeni pro-government forces fire a mortar round in the area of al-Fazah in Yemen's Hodeida province on June 15, 2018. Yemen's rebel chief urged his forces to fight on against pro-government troops pressing a Saudi-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub of Hodeida, as the UN called for the Red sea port to be kept open. / AFP / STRINGER](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DJ6BDDBB3XPKYQDGIMKAJN3KDE.jpg?smart=true&auth=71db8b847d74cf55d9df1706ffd0e1248578cf46d742ba49c6941b48d91c6a2a&width=400&height=225)
Yemeni pro-government forces fire a mortar round in Al Fazah in Hodeidah province on June 15, 2018. AFP
Yemeni pro-government forces fire a mortar round in Al Fazah in Hodeidah province on June 15, 2018. AFP
Houthi rebels using civilians as human shields in Hodeidah
The mass arrests come as two captured conscripts told Yemeni government forces that Houthis planned to blow up the airport if they lost control
Ali Mahmood
18 June, 2018