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“After the UN-brokered truce in Yemen two fuel ships docked at the western port of Hodeida with the first shipment in months”, said a source from the Houthi rebels on Monday.
“The fuel ship dubbed ‘Ceasar’ arrived to the port of Hodeidah after being held up for 32 days”, the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC), which is under rebel control, said in a statement.
On Sunday, YPC announced the arrival of the first boat after it had been “held up for 88 days”. Flights to and from the rebel’s held capital Sanaa are expected to resume under the new ceasefire deal.
Areas under rebel control include much of the country’s North and parts of the West. Rebel held areas have been suffering from a fuel crisis for months. The Houthis had been accusing the Saudi led coalition of detaining oil ships since the start of January.
The two-month truce took effect on Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The agreement brought a glimmer of hope in a brutal conflict which has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions on the brink of famine in Yemen.
Under the UN-brokered agreement, all ground, air and naval military operations; including cross-border attacks should cease.
