SANAA: The ceasefire in war-ravaged Yemen is at “a dead end”, the Ansar Allah fighters said on Saturday in a statement, a day before the UN-mediated truce is due to expire.
Yemen’s war between the Ansar Allah fighters and a coalition since 2014 has left hundreds of thousands dead and created what the United Nations 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 Ansar Allah statement said, accusing the coalition of stalling in negotiations on measures that would “alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people”. — Reuters
