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Air strikes, clashes shake Yemen’s UN humanitarian truce
View(s):SANAA, July 11 (AFP) -A UN-proposed Yemen humanitarian truce got off to a shaky start Saturday after Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck rebel positions and clashes persisted between insurgents and pro-government fighters.
The six-day ceasefire came into effect just before midnight Friday as aid agencies scrambled to rush desperately needed relief supplies to millions of people threatened by famine.
The leader of the Shiite Huthi rebels said he did not expect the truce to hold, while the Saudi-led coalition has not committed to the plan to cease hostilities.
One Saudi official described the measure as “useless,” questioning whether the Iran-backed rebel fighters would stick to it.