RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-backed rebels in Yemen announced on Saturday the end of a cease-fire that had been violated on a daily basis since it was declared last month.
The “coalition leadership announces the end of the truce in Yemen starting from 1400” (1100 GMT) on Saturday, the alliance said in a statement carried by SPA.
The cease-fire announced on Dec. 15 had been ended due to continuous rebel “attacks on the Kingdom’s territories by firing ballistic missiles toward Saudi cities, targeting Saudi border posts, and hampering aid operations,” it said.
The rebels have also “continued to shell residents and kill and detain Yemeni civilians in cities under their control,” said the coalition.
“All this shows how unserious the militias and their allies are and their disregard for the lives of civilians, and how they have clearly exploited this truce to make gains.”
However, the coalition “was and is still eager on creating the suitable circumstances to find a peaceful solution in Yemen,” it said.
The statement comes after the coalition announced that Saudi air defense forces had intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen toward Abha late on Friday.
The “launcher was located and destroyed in Yemen,” it said.
On Saturday, the coalition carried out airstrikes on different parts on the country, including Sanaa province, military sources said.
Clashes meanwhile raged between pro-government forces and rebels across the nation causing casualties on both sides, the sources said.
The “coalition leadership announces the end of the truce in Yemen starting from 1400” (1100 GMT) on Saturday, the alliance said in a statement carried by SPA.
The cease-fire announced on Dec. 15 had been ended due to continuous rebel “attacks on the Kingdom’s territories by firing ballistic missiles toward Saudi cities, targeting Saudi border posts, and hampering aid operations,” it said.
The rebels have also “continued to shell residents and kill and detain Yemeni civilians in cities under their control,” said the coalition.
“All this shows how unserious the militias and their allies are and their disregard for the lives of civilians, and how they have clearly exploited this truce to make gains.”
However, the coalition “was and is still eager on creating the suitable circumstances to find a peaceful solution in Yemen,” it said.
The statement comes after the coalition announced that Saudi air defense forces had intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen toward Abha late on Friday.
The “launcher was located and destroyed in Yemen,” it said.
On Saturday, the coalition carried out airstrikes on different parts on the country, including Sanaa province, military sources said.
Clashes meanwhile raged between pro-government forces and rebels across the nation causing casualties on both sides, the sources said.
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