News - Yemen: The Minister of Defense, Mohammed Al-Atifi, affirmed that the Yemeni Armed Forces possess today more than ever all the factors of strategic deterrence, and are racing against time to face all challenges and risks.

He warned the US-Saudi aggression against its continuation in its war and aggression against the Yemeni people, stressing that if the enemies continue to follow this path, they will be defeated.

"The one who won back Al-Jawf to Yemeni geography is able to restore all the lands of the of Yemen, and that there is neither discussion about the integrity of national sovereignty over all of Yemeni geography," he said.

Al-Atifi stressed that one of the most prominent factors of victories in the fields of confrontation is when there is a loyal leadership that is proud of belonging to its religious and national identity.

He thanked the people of Al-Jawf and Marib governorates who stood in the side of the nation and the Yemeni people in defending their sovereignty and independence.

He explained that the Yemeni Armed Forces today are stronger than what they were seven years ago. “On the military side, we have reached self-sufficiency in the production of light and medium weapons, and with regard to the manufacture and development of strategic deterrence weapons, drones, and naval and air weapons,” he added. 

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 Saudi-led aggression continues to violate the truce by detaining new fuel ships, despite their inspection and obtaining permits from the United Nations, insisting on the closure of Sana’a Airport, as well as, the fires of the aggression side did not subside along the fronts, on the borders and inside. Shelling, reconnaissance, development and crawl, including a failed advance carried out by mercenaries towards Army and Popular Committee sites south of Marib.