AP � Pope Francis is pressing for negotiations involving the sides in the Yemen conflict so the humanitarian crisis doesn�t worsen.

In public remarks Sunday, Francis said he was following �with worry the dramatic fate of the people of Yemen, already so exhausted from years of conflict.�

He appealed to the international community so that �no effort be spared to urgently bring to the negotiating table the sides in conflict and to avoid a worsening of the already tragic humanitarian situation.�

In Yemen, witnesses have reported that a Saudi-led coalition has carried out airstrikes on the airport in Yemen�s rebel-held port city of Hodeida.

The port is the main entry point for food and aid to the country, which is already on the brink of famine.