US EditionYemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says
- Yemen's Houthis released 153 war detainees, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
- The release is seen as an effort to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, as noted by the Red Cross.
- The Houthis previously detained seven Yemeni workers from the United Nations, prompting a demand for their release from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- The Red Cross welcomed the release, stating it brings relief to families awaiting their loved ones, as expressed by Christine Cipolla.
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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Unilaterally Release 153 War Detainees, Red Cross Says
Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Previous prisoner releases have been viewed as a means to jumpstart talks over permanently ending Yemen’s decadelong war, which began when the Houthis seized the country’s capital, Sanaa, in 2014. However, the…
Red Cross: Yemen's Houthi rebels freed 153 war detainees
Yemen's Houthi rebels released 153 war detainees. That's according to a statement Saturday from the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Houthis signaled Friday night they planned a prisoner release to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip
The detainees were released in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, which the Iran-backed Houthis conquered in 2014, plunging Yemen into civil war. Their release “brought much-needed relief and joy to families who are looking forward to the return home of their relatives,” the head of the ICRC Delegation to Yemen said. Christine Cipolla.The head of the Houthi committee in charge of prisoner affairs, Abdoulqader al-Mourtada, said in a statement that the …
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels release 153 prisoners of war
The identities of the prisoners were not disclosed.
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