Saudi Arabia Intensifies Shelling of Yemeni Rebel Stronghold

Saudi Arabia intensified its airstrikes against the main Shiite rebel stronghold in Yemen, with warplanes carrying out more than 50 airstrikes strikes overnight and during the early hours on Friday, Saudi and Yemeni officials said. The air strikes throw into question the future of a 5-day conditional ceasefire announced a day earlier by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the Saudi foreign minister so that humanitarian aid can reach millions of civilians caught up in the conflict...

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