Yemen Rebels Announce 3-Day Halt to Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Smoke and flames rise from a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, on March 25.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebel leader on Saturday announced a three-day halt to hostilities after an escalation of missile, drone and ground attacks on Saudi Arabia over the past week, the rebel-run Al-Masirah TV reported.
The unilateral truce was announced by Mahdi Al-Mashat, president of the Houthi ruling political council. In a speech marking the seventh anniversary of the war, Al-Mashat said the rebels are “ready to turn the halt of the confrontations into a final commitment if Saudi Arabia announces the withdrawal of all foreign troops from our land and water territories.”