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The spokesperson for the Yemeni army, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said on Tuesday that the Saudi-led coalition has committed 1,594 violations of the Sweden-backed ceasefire during the past two months, totaling 30,597 violations since the Stockholm Agreement was signed.
During the press conference, Saree released the statistics of the violations stating: “The army forces and popular committees have carried out their obligations according to the Stockholm Agreement, and now the other party has to implement its obligations.”
Saree also highlighted the on-going blockade in the strategic port city of Hodeida and indicated that they may have to respond to coalition attacks on citizens there, reaffirming that any military escalation will be responded to in kind.
“We reiterate that the talk on peace cannot be combined with the continuation of the siege, which causes the death of many of Yemeni people,” Saree concluded.
On Sunday Yemenis gathered in protest against the on-going blockade on the city outside the UN headquarters in Hodeida and criticized the UN for its silence over “Saudi crimes”, according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV.
The Saudi-led coalition has seized ships carrying oil, foodstuffs and medical supplies heading to Houthi-controlled territory. Critics have said the policy amounts to a “genocide of the Yemeni people”.
Hodeida became the focus of the war last year when the coalition twice tried to seize its port to cut off the main supply line of the Houthis.
The UN supervised Stockholm Agreement calls for a ceasefire to be implemented over the city.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
