Saudi Arabia conducts airstrikes on Yemen despite declaring truce
Mohammed Al-Attab
Press TV, Sana'a
Saudi Arabia announced a two-week unilateral ceasefire in Yemen on Thursday amid the coronavirus outbreak in the war-torn country.
The move came after aid agencies warned about grave consequences of the spread of the disease in Yemen.
But Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says Riyadh has not stopped its airstrikes despite the truce.
It says Saudi warplanes carried out fresh strikes on Yemen hours after the truce was declared on Thursday and more air raids followed on Friday, violating the truce.
Yemenis believe the announcement of the unilateral ceasefire was merely a public relations stunt. They say the kingdom must end the war and blockade of Yemen if it is genuinely seeking to help the Yemeni people amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Observers say Saudi Arabia has failed to achieve its declared goals in Yemen because of the stiff resistance it’s faced. They say it’s time Saudis opted to live with a new reality.
The Saudi war has already taken a heavy toll on Yemen. Besides the enormous loss of life, the years-long war has destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure and left the health system on the brink of collapse.
Yemenis are still calling for an end to the Saudi aggression. And now with the coronavirus threat looming large, the sense of urgency to end the attacks is felt more than ever.
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