Bin Dagher: The fall of Al-Jouf may permanently alter the balance of power in favor of the Houthis and Iran

Ahmed Obaid bin Dagher, adviser to the Yemeni president and former Yemeni prime minister - in a series of tweets on Twitter - said that the Houthis' control of Al-Jawf governorate finally has changed the balance of military power once and for all in the battle for the Houthis locally, and Iran regionally.

Ahmed Obaid bin Dagher added that if the government and the Saudi-Emirati alliance dealt with controlling Al-Jouf and the Houthi control of the "Naham" area, then that would mean the end of the coalition's role in Yemen.

The former Yemeni Prime Minister acknowledged the existence of divisions and hostilities within the legitimate government and the alliance, adding that Yemen had suffered in this war from harm, destruction and bloodshed, unless it had suffered throughout its history, due to the successive coups against legitimacy, and the failure of the government and its allies in managing the battle.

He said that the alliance should not lose this fateful battle, pointing out that what is most lacking on the side of the government and the alliance is the "absence of a vision" to uphold the common interests between them.

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Rapp, who has been criticized at home for selling arms deals to Saudi Arabia, said on Thursday he hoped to reduce the escalation of the war in Yemen five years ago this year.

Thousands of displaced people
The United Nations Office in Yemen had stated that the escalation of fighting in Al-Jawf Governorate had led to the displacement of thousands of civilians in the governorate north of the country bordering the Saudi borders.

The executive unit of the administration of the displaced persons camps affiliated to the government said that the military escalation of the Houthis in Al-Jouf forced tens of thousands to flee to the Ma'rib Governorate (east of the country).

She emphasized that more than 25,000 displaced families from Al-Jawf Governorate have been monitored, noting that the recent displacement is greater than their capabilities and the capacity of the local authority and society.

There are 3.3 million displaced people in Yemen, while 24.1 million people - more than two-thirds of the population - need humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations, which describes the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as the worst in the world today.