The sources said the island erupted violent clashes on Sunday in the city of Hodeidah in western Yemen between the Houthis and government forces in conjunction with the arrival of the head of the UN mission in charge of monitoring the implementation of the cease-fire in the city.

The clashes broke out at the seam lines in the eastern outskirts of Hodeidah after a period of calm that began since the cease-fire took effect in the city at dawn last Tuesday.

Local sources said the clashes took place near the town of Saleh after an attack by the Houthis on a bulldozer of government forces.

The sources confirmed the flare-up near the May 22 hospital on the 50th Street under government control following artillery shelling from inside the Houthi-controlled 7 July neighborhood.

The sources said violent clashes broke out near the market of the ring (the central market for vegetables and fruits), and the perimeter of the Mall "City Max" on Sanaa Street east of the city.

On the other hand, the Houthis said that military vehicles of the government forces pounded heavily area "Kilo 7", and attacked the city of good in the 90 Street medium weapons, while the military bulldozer continued to build fortifications in the region.

The Houthis announced that they dropped a plane in the sky of Saada province (northern Yemen) and attacked the government forces in the province of Al-Jouf (northeast), while the Associated Press reported that the battles took place in the past two days Western (East of Sanaa), killing 85 Houthis and government forces.

Retired Dutch general Patrick Camart, who heads the UN observer mission, arrived in Hodeidah, accompanied by members of his team, after talks in Sanaa with officials from the Houthi group.

Kamart met with Huthi officials in Sanaa before heading to the city of Hodeidah (European)

Commitment to agreement
On Saturday, Kamart arrived in Aden, where he met Yemeni government officials, including the governor of Hodeidah, and discussed ways to implement the ceasefire agreement reached during the negotiations held in the Swedish capital Stockholm between the Houthi group and the Yemeni government from 6 to 13 December.

During his meetings in Aden and Sanaa, Camart stressed that the success or failure of the Stockholm agreement was exclusively the responsibility of the parties and stressed their commitment and cooperation to ensure the flow of humanitarian assistance.

Under the cease-fire agreement, which came into effect early last Tuesday, the forces of the warring parties of Hodeidah, the three ports of the province, and the exchange of about 15,000 prisoners on both sides and the end of the crisis in the government- Houthi.

Six UNOMIG members have already arrived in Sana'a on their way to Hodeidah, and the United Nations has previously disclosed that the monitoring team will comprise 30 to 40 unarmed and uniformed personnel.

A technical delegation from the United Nations arrived yesterday to Hodeidah to help the joint international committee to monitor the ceasefire.

The UN team in Hodeidah is due to hold its first meeting on Wednesday, according to the United Nations.