Fighting re-erupts in Yemen and civilians are paying the price

Taiz, Yemen – Aman Murshed, a mother of five in her 50s, has spent more than five years displaced in a camp in Taiz’s al-Kadaha area, hoping to return to her home where her family farmed and raised livestock.Those dreams were vanquished when battles between the Houthis and the internationally recognised government re-erupted this month with the fiercest fighting in years.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4From hours at security to bulletproof cockpits: How 9/11 changed air travellist 2 of 4Houthis control key shipping route after gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coastlist 3 of 4Can the Houthis close the Red Sea after seizing the Yemen coast?list 4 of 4Why Pakistan is talking to Iran as the Houthi-Saudi fight escalatesend of listThe Houthis’ capture of the entire Red Sea coast on Friday meant that displacement “is alarmingly rising by the hour”, according to the United Nations.“We used to hope to return home, but today we just hope to retrieve the basic belongings we left behind in the previous camp. Here we have no food and rely on neighbours to share a meal or two with us each day. I had to leave all our food behind,” Murshed told Al Jazeera English.“The last four years were...