American Magazine: “How Long will The Fragile Truce in Yemen Last?”
“Responsible Statecraft” magazine reported on the temporary truce in Yemen, concluding that all foreign interference, politically and militarily, must be ended to ensure a lasting truce and lasting peace.
The report of the magazine affiliated with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft touched on the fact that despite the truce, the blockade has yet to be lifted completely, thereby further deteriorating the humanitarian condition .
With Saudi Arabia exhausted by years of stalemate and faced with increasing threats to its internal security, parties agreed to a truce that finally brought about a perceptible shift in conditions on the ground.
Meanwhile, Yemen plunged into chaos, becoming the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with war deaths estimated to have reached 377,000 by the end of last year.
Comparable statistics cannot be reported about civilians in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, or their allies, thus reflecting the reality that this so-called “war” is a unilateral attack on one of the world’s poorest countries by its wealthy neighbors and their Arab and Western allies.
Since April, airstrikes in Sanaa-controlled areas have not been carried out and some flights to and from Sana’a were resumed. For the first time in over seven years, Sana’a airport began operating two commercial flights per week to Egypt and Jordan.
Though limited, these flights allow Yemenis who can afford to travel abroad opportunities to seek life saving medical treatments they are unable to receive in Yemen, whose healthcare system is all but decimated.
Also as a result of the truce, Saudi Arabia began allowing fuel shipments to enter Hodeidah port. In the last four months, ships carrying 663,781 metric tons of fuel were allowed entry into the port, a substantial increase from the 470,000 metric tons allowed entry in the entirety of 2021.
Yet, the Saudi-led blockade on the country’s northern areas has not been lifted entirely. The amount of fuel currently allowed is still well below Yemen’s basic needs and Saudi Arabia is preventing 12 fuel ships from entry into Yemen.
Other conditions have also not been met: Yemeni civil servants have not yet received their salaries.
The War Powers Resolution — previously passed in a historic bipartisan vote then vetoed by then-President Trump in 2019 — has once again been gaining momentum in Congress, this time to end President Biden’s involvement in the war in Yemen.
After continued U.S. involvement in the war on Yemen, including arms sales to Saudi and UAE. The bill calls for an end to U.S. intelligence-sharing, logistical support, and engagement of U.S. personnel in the war.
Source: Responsible Statecraft Website