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Yemen rebels announce plan to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia
Mehdi al-Mashat, the head of the Huthis´ supreme political council, announced in a speech marking the 2014 seizure of the capital Sanaa "the halt of all attacks against the territory of Saudi Arabia".
By AFP
Published September 21, 2019
SANAA: The Huthi rebels announced late Friday that they planned to halt all attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a peace initiative to end the devastating conflict in Yemen.
Mehdi al-Mashat, the head of the Huthis´ supreme political council, announced in a speech marking the 2014 seizure of the capital Sanaa "the halt of all attacks against the territory of Saudi Arabia".
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He added that he hoped "the gesture would be answered by a stronger gesture" from the Saudis, according to the rebels´ Al-Masirah television channel.
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