SANAA — The ceasefire in war-ravaged
Yemen is at “a dead end”, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday in a statement,
a day before the
UN-mediated truce is due to expire.
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Yemen’s war between the Houthi rebels and a
Saudi-led coalition since 2014 has left hundreds of thousands dead and created
what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The temporary ceasefire, which took effect in April
and has twice been renewed, is set to expire on Sunday, despite recent attempt
by the UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to extend it.
“Over the past six months, we haven’t seen any
serious willingness to address humanitarian issues as a top priority,” the
Houthi statement said, accusing the Saudi-led coalition of stalling in
negotiations on measures that would “alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni
people”.
The warring sides have largely ceased fire and the
truce has also allowed for some humanitarian measures, but both sides accuse
each other of failing to live up to their commitments.
US ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin said in a tweet
on Saturday that he was “concerned about the lack of progress” in talks to
extend the truce.
“I call on the parties not
to squander the progress of the last six months,” he added, urging an
“extension and expansion of the truce”.
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