The official spokesperson of Yemen’s Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahia Sarie, has welcomed the announcement of the ceasefire, which started early Tuesday.
The IRC’s emergency response experts ranked countries most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe in 2019. Yemen dominated list of countries experiencing armed conflict.
Clashes erupted on Tuesday morning in Yemen just minutes after a ceasefire deal took effect in the country's flashpoint port city of Hodeida.
Outrage over civilian deaths in Yemen has focused on airstrikes. But at sea, the Saudi-led coalition is suspected of attacking many fishing boats, killing dozens.
The US-backed Saudi-led coalition’s fighter jets launched 14 airstrikes on Najran region.
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