![Yemeni Shiite Huthi rebel fighters are pictured in the port city of Hodeidah on December 29, 2018, as the beginning of their pull back from the Red Sea port was announced. Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the lifeline port of Hodeida, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said today. / AFP / ABDO HYDER](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TOGU7X7OXNO6MDMRSZOKENI42Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=addbb46775e4d72d01af982671e6b76bdde6e5574a24f5f80507b4df20fbb47f&width=400&height=225)
Houthi fighters pull out of the port area in Hodeidah on December 29, 2018. AFP
Houthi fighters pull out of the port area in Hodeidah on December 29, 2018. AFP
Yemen's Houthi rebels step up attacks in Hodeidah despite ceasefire
Rebels bring reinforcements into city after UN monitor calls out bluff over withdrawal from ports
Ali Mahmood
06 January, 2019