The period of time for the armistice between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group ended this evening, Sunday, at 7 pm today, Sunday (16:00 GMT), without extending it, and no official statement was issued by the United Nations regarding that.
Today, Sunday, the Houthi group rejected a UN proposal to extend the truce, stressing that extending the truce "does not establish a peace process."
A statement issued by the Houthi Supreme Political Council said, "The council deplored the reluctance of the United Nations and its presentation of a paper (proposal to extend the armistice) that does not live up to the demands of the Yemeni people and does not establish the peace process."
On the other hand, the Yemeni government said that it is dealing with the UN proposal positively, following a meeting between the President of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen Rashad Al-Alimi and the UN envoy Hans Grundberg in Riyadh.
Some of the proposed terms include extending the armistice for 6 months, agreeing to pay salaries throughout Yemen, in addition to opening roads in several governorates, and adding new destinations that start and land from Sanaa Airport.
In the same context, the European Union Mission to Yemen said that the EU countries fully support the call of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Yemeni parties to accept the armistice proposal submitted by the UN envoy.
The armistice between the Yemeni government and the Houthis began on the second of last April, and was extended twice after that, in June and August.
Yemen has been witnessing for more than 7 years a war between pro-government forces, backed by a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia, and the Houthis, who have controlled governorates, including the capital, Sanaa, since September 2014.