The Presidential Council in Yemen said that it supports the establishment of the truce in force with the Houthi group in order to reach a comprehensive ceasefire in the country.
Tariq Saleh, deputy head of the Presidential Command Council, confirmed in statements yesterday evening, Tuesday, that the Presidential Council supports the efforts made by brotherly and friendly countries to reach a comprehensive cease-fire, despite the Houthi militias not making any concessions.
Saleh accused the Houthi militia of not complying with the terms of the armistice declaration and its continued violations of the ceasefire on various fronts.
He added that "the Houthi militia is taking advantage of the truce to mobilize and move vehicles and heavy weapons to the fronts south of Ma'rib (central), and it also continues to impose a brutal siege on Taiz (southwest)."
Saleh stressed that the Presidential Command Council is keen to establish peace, although previous experiences confirm that the Houthi militia can only achieve peace by force.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis on Saleh's statements.
Clashes on Eid
And last Monday, Yemen witnessed the largest field escalation between government forces and the Houthi group since the start of the truce a month ago, which resulted in deaths and injuries on both sides, according to official statements and local media.
This escalation coincided with the advent of the blessed Eid al-Fitr in Yemen and most Arab and Islamic countries.
The Yemeni army announced in a brief statement the day before yesterday, Monday, the killing of one of its soldiers by Houthi fire on the Jadafer front in Al-Jawf Governorate (north), while a government military source told Anatolia that a soldier in the National Army was killed by a Houthi sniper on the eastern front of Taiz city (southwest).
In turn, local media - including Al-Masdar Online (exclusive) website - reported, quoting military sources, that violent confrontations erupted between government forces and the Houthis in the Al-Kasara front, west of Ma'rib Governorate (central).
She pointed out that the confrontations continued for hours after the Houthis intensively attacked army positions, which resulted in the (Houthi forces) incurring dozens of deaths and injuries.
On the first of last April, the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced that the parties to the conflict had agreed to a two-month truce that could be extended, which began the next day, with a previous welcome from the Saudi-led Arab coalition, government forces and the Houthis.
The truce was punctuated by almost daily violations, amid mutual accusations between government forces about this.
For more than 7 years, Yemen has witnessed a continuous war between forces loyal to the legitimate government backed by an Arab military coalition led by the neighboring Saudi Arabia, and the Houthis, who have controlled governorates - including the capital, Sanaa - since September 2014.