News - Yemen: The head of the National Delegation confirmed that the extension of the truce was accepted for humanitarian reasons, provided that what was not met by the US-Saudi aggression during the past two months will be compensated for.

"After a long discussion with the United Nations and other parties and communicating with the President of the Supreme Political Council, it was decided to accept the extension of the UN-sponsored truce," Mohammed Abdulsalam tweeted on Thursday evening.

He stressed that "The difference will be based on the extent to which the Saudi side adheres to its commitments, so that a comprehensive understanding of the humanitarian situation is conducted."

President Mahdi Al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council, had received a letter from the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, which included a request to extend the truce for an additional two months,  finding urgent humanitarian treatments and addressing the delay that occurred in implementing the provisions of the armistice during the past two months.

In early April, the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced the nationwide ceasefire, for the first time since 2016, saying the two-month truce would be eligible for renewal with the consent of parties. The truce meant to halt all military operations in the country and to bring the foreign military invasion to an end.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the truce "must be a first step to ending Yemen’s devastating war," urging the warring parties to build on the opportunity to "resume an inclusive and comprehensive Yemeni political process."

The deal stipulates halting offensive military operations, including cross-border attacks, and allowing fuel-laden ships to enter Yemen’s lifeline al-Hudaydah port and commercial flights in and out of the airport in the capital Sana’a "to predetermined destinations in the region."

The two-month humanitarian and military truce under the auspices of the United Nations entered into effect on the second of last April and ends on the second of June 2022. Over the past weeks, the forces of aggression have been obstructing the implementation of the truce, refusing to allow flights to reach Sana’a International Airport.

The humanitarian truce in Yemen provides for the operation of two commercial flights per week to and from Sana’a Airport during the two months of the truce to Jordan and Egypt.

The Civil Aviation and Meteorological Authority called on the United Nations to "adhere to the provisions of the truce by operating the 16 agreed-upon flights during the remainder of the truce, to alleviate the suffering of Yemeni citizens."