The Yemeni Army backed by Arab Coalition forces supporting Yemens legitimate government made further advances Thursday to liberate the strategic port city of Hodeidah amid collapses in the ranks of Houthi militias. Field sources confirmed that a day after launching their military operation “Golden Victory” to liberate Hodeidah and its port, coalition forces infiltrated the center of al-Dureihimi directorate and moved closer to capturing the airport. The Information Center of the Giants Brigades of the armed forces said the army has drawn closer to Hodeidah seaport amid retreats by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Houthi militias admitted Thursday that one of their top commanders. Brigadier General Ibrahim Mohammed al-Moutawkel, was killed on the west coast front. Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi traveled to the interim capital Aden Thursday only hours after a similar trip by Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid Bin Dagher and a number of cabinet ministers to the city. In Aden, the Yemeni leaders would supervise combat military operations carried out by government troops along with local resistance backed by Arab Coalition forces to wrest back Hodeidah province from the Houthis. Hadi highly praised supportive stances of brethren in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and their backing to the Yemeni people in the battles against Houthis and the Iranian expansion policy in Yemen and the region, Saba news agency reported. Governor Al Hassan Taher told Asharq Al-Awsat that the legitimate government was currently studying several options for the liberation of Hodeidah and the means to implement them, including the air and naval landing of trained fighters, who will be tasked to target sensitive Houthi positions inside the port city. “Those operations will be quick and swift,” he said. The governor also emphasized that the liberation plan would respect all humanitarian conditions and take precautionary measures to ensure foremost the protection of civilians.