Sanaa reveals fate of two Saudi pilots it holds captive

SANAA, Jan. 05 (YPA) – Abdulqader al-Mortada, head of the Sanaa-based Prisoner Affairs Committee, announced that the upcoming agreed-upon prisoner exchange deal will include the two Saudi pilots currently held in Sanaa.

In a statement to Sam FM radio on Monday, al-Mortada explained that the decision to negotiate the pilots’ release follows a message received by the leadership in Sanaa from the Al-Qassam Brigades. The message expressed gratitude for Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi’s efforts in monitoring the case of Hamas detainees held in Saudi Arabia.

Al-Mortada noted that Sanaa had previously linked the fate of the Saudi pilots to that of the Hamas detainees. However, this link was severed after Al-Qassam confirmed that the detainees had completed their trials and that some had already been released, thereby clearing the way for the pilots to be included in the imminent exchange.

YPA