Houthis committed ‘18 ceasefire violations in the last 24 hours’

The Stockholm Agreement was signed by the Yemeni government and Houthi representatives in December last year

The Iranian-backed Houthi militia committed 18 violations against the Swedish ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah during the last 24 hours, the Arab coalition spokesperson was quoted by Arab News yesterday. The Stockholm Agreement was signed by the Yemeni government and Houthi representatives in December last year.

The main points of the agreement were a prisoner exchange, steps toward a ceasefire in the city of Taiz, and a ceasefire agreement in the city of Hodeidah and its port, as well as ports in Salif and Ras Issa. The coalition said the Houthis targeted several neighbourhoods in Hodeidah using various weaponry.

“The violations included shooting with various light weapons and mortars on the areas of Hais, Al Faza and Jabaliya,” said the coalition, adding that one citizen was killed and another was injured. Earlier yesterday, Saudi Arabia’s Royal Air Defence Force shot down a Houthi drone that was flying towards Saudi Arabia, Saudi state TV reported.

The spokesperson of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, Col Turki Al Maliki, said that the drone was targeting civilians in a residential area in the city of Abha. The Houthi militia has committed thousands of violations since the agreement came into force on Dec 18, 2018.

Last month, state news agency SPA said the Houthi militia had committed 1,112 violations since the Hodeidah agreement was implemented, leading to 76 civilian deaths and 492 injuries. The report said the Houthis continued to target civilian homes, public areas and army positions, using a variety of werapons.