Yemen.. Initial approval to extend the armistice, and militias escalate on the ground

Yemeni diplomatic sources revealed that there is a preliminary approval from the Yemeni parties regarding the extension of the truce, whose second term expires at the beginning of next August, noting that the UN envoy to Yemen received positive messages from the government side and the Houthis, agreeing to extend the truce without referring to the extension period. the new.

The sources explained that the militias are adopting a new tactic regarding agreeing to extend the armistice, in order to obtain other gains, related to the expansion of flights from Sanaa airport to other countries, as well as disbursing the salaries of employees in their areas from the revenues of oil and gas exports that fall under the control of the legitimate government.

Among the Houthi demands during the coming period is to "link the central bank in Aden with banking operations with the Sana'a Bank", to escape the accusation of returning the bank to the Houthi, as well as defining a new map of the areas they control by establishing new outlets and roads, as is the case in Taiz and Hodeidah.

The sources reported that the militias want to make the most of the efforts to extend the truce, which the UN envoy announced to intensify his contacts with the Yemeni parties to extend it, stressing work to study options to link Sanaa Airport to more destinations within the extension of the truce, which meets the first demands of the militias.

The UN envoy to Yemen stated that the extension of the truce would provide a platform to build more confidence between the parties, start serious discussions on economic priorities, and move towards a political settlement that would comprehensively end the conflict.

He pointed out that the parties have fears of violations and military escalation, stressing that he takes those concerns and reports about escalation and violations very seriously.

He also reiterated that the Houthi militia rejected the proposals to open Taiz roads, after the government accepted them, pointing out that unilateral opening of roads is not enough to ensure safe passage for civilians, but he said, "We will not stop our efforts to reach an agreement to open major roads in Taiz and other governorates." ".

In Aden, the Presidential Command Council continued to discuss the course of the humanitarian truce, and the developments of the local situation for the second day in a row, according to the official Saba Agency, noting that a meeting of the Council was held, headed by President Rashad Al-Alimi, on Thursday, in which a report on the military and security situation on the fronts of Hodeidah and Taiz was discussed since it entered The humanitarian truce came into effect last April.

The report indicated that the Houthi violations left dozens of civilian casualties dead and wounded, including internationally prohibited landmines, the closure of vital roads for the movement of citizens and the transport of goods, and the continuation of the military build-up to areas of contact with the armed forces.

The council also reviewed two reports from the governor of Al-Bayda and the security authorities about the egregious human rights violations committed by the Houthi militias in the village of "Khubzah" from the siege and preventing medical services, food commodities and water from the people, and quickly directed the conduct of urgent relief to the village, which he described as stricken.

In addition, Yemeni military sources confirmed the existence of Houthi plans to violate the UN truce, represented by launching genocide operations against the residents of the areas opposed to them, as well as preparing a large amount of fighters and weapons to launch an attack on separate areas in the governorates that were witnessing fighting between the two sides, especially Marib and Taiz.

And local sources in Al-Bayda had confirmed the killing of 19 civilians, including women and children, in the war of extermination waged by the militias against the residents of the village of "Khubzah" in the Al-Qurashiya district in the Radaa district, as well as the destruction and bombing of 8 houses, and cutting off water, food and health services for the 1,800 residents of the village. Nessma, who is about to commit the most heinous humanitarian crime in Yemen.

Meanwhile, the media center of the Yemeni army announced that it had monitored 97 violations of the UN truce during the past 24 hours on the fronts of "Hodeidah, Taiz, Al-Dhalea, Hajjah, Saada, Al-Jawf and Marib."

In Hajjah, the director of the Human Rights Office in the province, Hadi Wardan, reported that the militias kidnapped more than 50 girls in raids on homes in several areas of the province during the past few years.

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