Houthis violate cease-fire 12 times

The Houthis have broken the cease-fire 12 times since it started on Tuesday night, according to the Saudi-led coalition.
In a statement on Thursday, the coalition said the Houthis and their allies are violating the five-day truce to disrupt relief efforts under way for the Yemeni people.
The coalition said it has highlighted these violations to inform the international community and the general public about the behavior of the rebel militias. The coalition has exercised restraint and not carried out any operations because it wants Operation Restore Hope to succeed, the coalition stated.
“The command is keen to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people. It wants to clarify that the violations committed by the Houthi militias are aimed at undermining the humanitarian truce and hampering relief efforts for the Yemeni people,” the statement said.
The coalition said the violations on the Saudi-Yemeni border include an attempt to infiltrate Gallah village and cross into the Kingdom from Al-Fakhidha Mountain close to the border.
The Houthis also shelled a surveillance lighthouse in Najran; and fired Katyusha rockets besides deploying four snipers behind the Abu Al-Radif tower near the border in Jazan.
Close to Najran, there were also mortars fired at a concealed artillery site in Akifah village and Al-Hathlah observation post; and Katyusha rockets and mortar shells lobbed close to Alib observation.
The violations inside Yemen include sporadic firing of artillery and Katyusha rockets toward the city and homes in Dalie governorate; and heavy and sporadic bombing of targets in the city and homes in Ludar province.
In Aden, the Houthis fired artillery weapons and Katyusha rockets at Salahuddin and Al-Bariqa and attempted to march on Al-Areesh and Solban with military equipment and troops. In Taaz governorate, they shelled Siniyah city and homes with artillery and tanks that killed a large number of women and children; and in Shabwah governorate they marched on Asilan province.