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<p>An operational pause in fighting around Hodeidah continues to hold while Stockholm
talks take place. The UK government continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition
about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city and is in regular contact
with the Coalition about the need to ensure that any further military operations do
not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across
the country.</p><p>As we have consistently made clear, the Houthis must also facilitate
access throughout areas they control (which is where most of the population in humanitarian
need live).</p><p>To date, Red Sea ports remain operational and continue to import
most of the food and fuel on which Yemenis rely. The UK is providing £1.3 million
to the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism to increase physical inspections of
commercial ships giving the Coalition confidence that weapons which threaten Saudi
national security are not coming in to Houthi-controlled areas.</p><p> </p>
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