No One Able to Undermine Unity in Yemen: Official
Speaking at a ceremony on Sunday, Mahdi al-Mashat said the Yemeni army is ready to endure all problems and difficulties to defend the nation.
He further highlighted the importance of concord and cohesion in Yemen and the continuation of resistance against aggressors, Al-Alam news network reported.
The official reiterated the continuation of the Yemeni nation’s struggle against the Saudi-led coalition until the entire country is liberated.
He also warned the coalition not to impede the entry of vessels carrying fuel to Yemen, which is a violation of the ceasefire.
It came as a source said the Saudi-led coalition forces and their mercenaries have violated the UN-brokered truce that took effect in the war-ravaged Yemen in April nearly 200 times over the past 24 hours.
Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network cited an unnamed Yemeni military official as making the announcement on Sunday, saying the violations included 49 flight operations with spy drones and warplanes over the provinces of Ma’rib, Ta’izz, Jawf, Sa’ada, al-Hudaydah, Ad Dali', al-Bayda and border areas.
The source said the US-Saudi mercenaries committed 102 breaches by firing on the homes of citizens and the sites of the Yemeni Army and the Popular Committees in the stated areas.
The television network cited the source as saying that the US-Saudi mercenaries had conducted six air raids on civilians' houses in Ma’rib and al-Hudaydah as well as two breaches with military reinforcements in Ta’izz.
The military source added that 35 violations were monitored as the mercenaries fired artillery shells on the sites of the Yemeni Army and the Popular Committees in Ma’rib, Ta’izz, Hajjah, Sa’ada, al-Hudaydah and border fronts.
The UN-brokered truce between the aggressor coalition and Yemen's popular resistance Houthi Ansarullah movement first came into effect in April. The truce has since been extended twice.
Last month, the United Nations’ special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said that the extension, running from August 2 to October 2, included a commitment from the parties to intensify negotiations to reach an expanded truce agreement as soon as possible.
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