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Saudi Arabia gave a “positive” response Friday to a truce offer from Yemen.
Since 2015, Riyadh has led a military coalition in support of the resigned regime of Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi against the Houthis.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people, most of them civilians, according to humanitarian organisations, and left Yemen faced with what the UN terms the world´s worst humanitarian crisis.
“The truce announced in Yemen is perceived positively by the kingdom, as this is what it has always sought, and hopes it will be implemented effectively,” vice defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman wrote on Twitter.
On September 21, the Houthis announced they were ready to make peace with Riyadh, later repeating their offer despite continued Saudi-led coalition air strikes.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
