YEMEN Press Agency

Coalition militias continue their violations in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Feb. 21 (YPA) – Militias loyal to Saudi-led coalition on Thursday continued their breaches of the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah province by targeting several populated areas and homes and property of citizens.

A military official told Yemen Press Agency that the militias fired more than 63 artillery shells on residential areas and citizen’s property in al-Faza area of al-Tuhayta district and the July 7 area.

The militias also fired from medium machine guns on Hodeidah Airport, the 50th Street and al-Shajan area, as well as targeting citizens’ homes western al-Durihemi city with a 23 caliber machine gun.

These violations came at a time the Supreme Political Council in Sanaa has made dozens of concessions on the file of Hodeidah, the latest of which was what was revealed earlier in the day by head of the national negotiating delegation, Mohamed Abdelsalam, on the redeployment of Sanaa forces for a distance of five kilometers while the other party for a distance of one kilometer only.

 

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