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Yemen conflict: Saudi-led coalition resumes air strikes as truce ends Yemen conflict: Saudi-led air strikes resume as truce ends
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A Saudi-led coalition has resumed its air strikes against Yemen's rebels after the end of a ceasefire, Yemeni military officials and witnesses say. A Saudi-led coalition has resumed air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen after a five-day ceasefire ended, Yemeni officials and witnesses say.
They say the strikes targeted Houthi rebel positions in the southern port of Aden after the five-day humanitarian truce expired at 20:00 GMT. Aircraft targeted rebel positions in the southern city of Aden overnight, despite a UN call for the truce to be extended to allow in more aid.
In Saudi Arabia, Yemeni political parties earlier began negotiations on how to resolve the crisis. Yemeni parties are in negotiations in Saudi Arabia on how to end the crisis.
But Shia rebels stayed away from the talks in the capital Riyadh. But the rebels, who reject the return of exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, are boycotting the talks.
Opening the meeting, the UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said: "I call on all parties to renew their commitment to this truce for five more days at least." Mr Hadi fled the country at the end of March after rebel forces and allied army units loyal to ousted former president Ali Abdullah Saleh advanced on Aden.
He also urged them "to refrain from any action that disturbs the peace of airports, main areas and the infrastructure of transport". He had taken refuge in the city the previous month after the Houthis consolidated their control of Sanaa and placed him under effective house arrest.
The Saudi-led coalition has carried out air strikes since March against the Iran-backed Houthis and allied military units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. 'Avoid airports, infrastructure'
The rebels forced current President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi to first flee the capital Sanaa in February and later seek refuge in Saudi Arabia. The new UN envoy to Yemen opened talks with the country's various factions in the Saudi capital on Sunday urging all sides to "renew their commitment to this truce for five more days at least".
There are currently 12 million people without access to sufficient food, clean water, fuel or basic medical care, according to the UN. As many as 300,000 have fled their homes. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed also said they should "refrain from any action that disturbs the peace of airports, main areas and the infrastructure of transport".
Despite some clashes, the ceasefire largely held, allowing aid workers to deliver desperately-needed humanitarian supplies. Despite the appeal, coalition air strikes reportedly resumed after the ceasefire expired at 23:00 (20:00 GMT) on Sunday, with warplanes bombing the rebel-held presidential palace in Aden on Monday, as well as the city's international airport.
On Monday morning, Yemen's foreign minister told Reuters news agency that his government would not consider a new ceasefire offer, blaming it on the Houthis who he said had violated the terms of the truce.
"That's what we said before - that if they start again, we will start again," Riad Yassin said.
But, he continued, the air strikes would avoid the main airport in the capital Sanaa and the western Red Sea port of Hudaydah to allow aid to be brought in.
The coalition air campaign, which began on 26 March, has so far failed to achieve its stated aim of restoring President Hadi.
Aid agency appeal
Despite some clashes the five-day ceasefire largely held, allowing aid agencies to deliver desperately-needed food, water, medicine and fuel. However, the agencies said they were only able to reach a small number of those in need.
Unicef's representative in Sanaa said on Sunday that while it was able to deliver aid to affected people across the country, "humanitarian assistance cannot replace the needs of 26 million people who have been cut off from a regular supply of commercial imports of food and fuel".
"Hundreds of adults and children have already died during this conflict," Julien Harneis said, "many of whom could have been saved had we got supplies to them on time".
Iran has sent a cargo ship carrying humanitarian aid, due to arrive in Hudaydah on Thursday, state media report.
More than 1,800 people have been killed in air strikes and fighting on the ground since the Saudi-led military intervention began, with up to 545,700 people displaced by the violence, according to the latest UN figures.