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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday that it hopes to see “progress in the coming days” regarding the prisoner exchange between warring Yemeni parties.
ICRC also urged the warring sides not to let the opportunity slip away.
“This is a crucial moment for the people of Yemen,” Red Cross regional director Fabrizio Carboni said in a statement issued at a press conference in the capital, Sana’a.
The ICRC said it was preparing for the swap by increasing staff numbers and arranging medical support. It was also preparing two planes to carry detainees between Sana’a and Sayoun, a town under the control of the resigned Hadi regime.
The conflict pits the Houthis against Yemeni forces backed by a coalition of Arab countries, including Bahrain, UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which are trying to forcefully restore the resigned regime of former Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
