ADEN, Yemen, July 24 (NNN-SABA) – A Yemeni military spokesman, Waddah Dubaish, said that, the Houthi rebels attacked headquarters of the government team, at the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.
“The Houthi bombing caused injury to a staff member at the headquarters of the government’s representatives at the RCC, which is backed by the United Nations,” he said.
He explained that the bombing coincided with the presence of the liaison committee at the headquarters, which was entrusted with monitoring the cease-fire implementation in Hodeidah.
The attack came a week after the RCC, which includes representatives of the Yemeni government and Houthi group, resumed negotiations to implement the Stockholm Peace Agreement in Hodeidah.
Last week, the United Nations said that, Yemen’s warring parties agreed on “new measures” to reinforce the cease-fire deal and troops withdrawal from Hodeidah.
Representatives from both Yemeni warring parties met aboard a UN ship on the Red Sea, for resumed discussions on the implementation of the stalled troops withdrawal from Hodeidah, as agreed in a deal reached in Stockholm in Dec, last year.
Iran-allied Houthi rebels control much of Hodeidah, while the Saudi-backed government troops have advanced to the south-eastern districts.– NNN-SABA
