Saudi Arabia discusses with the United Nations the situation in Yemen – Details

Mohammed bin Said Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen and supervisor of the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen, said his country supports UN efforts to reach a comprehensive political solution in Yemen.

During a meeting in Riyadh today, al-Jaber discussed joint efforts to make the UN-sponsored truce a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen and the start of the political process, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

On the other hand, Yemeni forces yesterday repelled infiltration attempts by Houthi groups south of Hodeida, and the Yemeni army recorded 74 violations of the truce in one day.

In a statement issued by the Yemeni army and published by Saba, he said: The Houthi militias committed 74 breaches of the humanitarian truce the day before yesterday on five fronts in the governorates of Marib, Hajjah, Hodeida, Taiz and Dhale.

“The violations ranged from targeting our forces’ positions with Katyusha rockets, artillery, various bullets and car bombs”, he said.

The statement said Houthi militias continue to mobilize gunmen, reinforce and build military positions and fortifications, as well as deploy sniper groups on the front lines.

The armed forces noted their response to the Houthi attacks, which came in the context of militias intensifying their breaches of the UN-backed truce.

On another front, the statement confirmed that Houthi militias have pushed a number of sniper groups to positions at the al-Bahar Front and near the front lines, as part of the militia regrouping, taking advantage of the fragile UN peace.

More recently, the government of Yemen warned that the ceasefire and the UN truce could collapse, as Houthi violations continue to try to close any window of hope for peace.

The humanitarian truce between the Houthi militias and the internationally recognized Yemeni government came into effect at (16 GMT) Saturday evening Yemen time on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

Experts say Houthi militias have been buying time, using the UN truce to regroup and bring more masses and gunmen to the line of fire.

The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia continues to breach the UN truce on various fronts, with the Yemeni army and joint and southern forces unilaterally committing to a comprehensive ceasefire.