Saudi-led coalition flouts Yemen truce, hinders aid delivery

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Warplanes have not stopped their bombing campaign of Yemeni rebels despite a 6-day truce declared by the UN. Aid organizations have warned that this turn of events prevents much-need aid from reaching civilians.

Saudi-led coalition flouts Yemen truce, hinders aid delivery
14.07.2015

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was "very much disappointed" as Saudi-led warplanes continued their bombing campaign of Yemeni rebels on Monday evening despite a UN-declared ceasefire that went in effect just before midnight on Friday and was supposed to last until the end of Ramadan.

According to Ban's spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief was "very much disappointed that the humanitarian pause did not take hold over the weekend," but said that the international body had not "lost hope and discussions are ongoing."

The coalition led by Saudi Arabia, which supports ousted President President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, flouted the truce by hitting rebel targets in the south of the country while on the ground the Iran-backed Shiite rebels and their allies clashed with pro-government forces. The coalition excused its continued bombardment by saying they had received no directive from Hadi to cease the campaign.

Saudi blockade preventing aid delivery

International aid organization Oxfam also expressed its dismay at the continuation of hostilities, saying that the proposed six-day truce was a much-need window for the delivery of supplies like fuel, food, water, and health services to Yemeni civilians in desperate need.