The year-long conflict in Yemen against its adversaries has come to an unexpected halt. Both parties said they are committed in stopping the war regardless of the previous conflicts.
According to the Jerusalem Post, the war in Yemen has killed more than 6,200 people. The war has become a humanitarian crisis that has been happening in between the regional powers of Saudi Arabia and its rivals.
Brigadier-General Ahmed al-Asiri of the Saudi military coalition told the Houthi rebels to respect the halt in the violence and urged the Yemeni government and its alliance to follow the order. But he added that if there is still violence in the said ceasefire, they will have no option but to fire back. Al-Asiri said they will do everything to stop the violence.
Yemen's foreign minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi said that the ceasefire is still in its early stage and any violation will be expected in the beginning. He added that they will also monitor any violation that would lead to possible retaliations as per Reuters.
Asiri confirmed in an interview that Yemeni officials and some representative of the Houthi rebels have met in southern Saudi Arabia for them to prepare for the ceasefire and make agreements so that it will be implemented and monitored at the same time. Both sides have already created committees that would observe the peace process and delivery of humanitarian aid.
As reported by BBC, UN has been involved in building confident measures to help the current cessation in order to end the conflict. UN's envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed welcomed the ceasefire, saying it is critical, urgent and much needed. He added that Yemen cannot afford to lose any more lives.
Hussein Ali, a government employee, said the situation of the people without electricity, water and work has been very hard. He added that the fear of losing his loved ones from any bombing have been always on his mind.
Sixteen-year old student, Amal Ahmed, said he hopes that one day all the chaos will stop. Yemen's capital Sanaa has been under the control of the Houthis for 18 months and residents of the area want the peace process to succeed.
