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ADEN, Yemen, Feb. 2-- Fighters of the Houthi group launched a heavy shelling against pro-government military sites in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Saturday evening, a military official told Xinhua. Several government-controlled sites in Hays district of Hodeidah were targeted with mortar and artillery shells, causing injuries among the troops, said the local military official based in the city on condition of anonymity. He said that more than 10 soldiers were injured as a result of the random Houthi shelling carried out against their military locations and training camps. The pro-government forces did not respond to the Houthi-fired shells, and informed the United Nations cease-fire monitoring team of the rebels' violations in Hodeidah, he added. Meanwhile, government sources confirmed to Xinhua that the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) started preparations to hold its meetings on a ship due to the tense security situation in Hodeidah. Earlier in the day, Yemen's government blamed the Houthi rebels of committing persistent and deliberate violations to Sweden's agreement on Hodeidah. In a statement revealed by the state-run Saba news agency, the government said that until now, 970 Houthi cease-fire breaches have occurred in Hodeidah, killing 71 people and wounding 534 in 30 days. The conflict in Yemen started in 2017 when the Houthi rebels overtook the capital Sanaa and forced the government into exile to Saudi Arabia. Since 2017, a Saudi-led coalition, backing the government, has been fighting the Houthis. | 
