At the United Nations, U.N. officials continued to express hope that the humanitarian pause could still work.
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In confirmation of a continuation of hostilities was also a coalition strike in Jebel al-Zaytoun, in the south, which hit its allied pro-government forces killing 12 and injuring around thirty.
At least 30 others were wounded in the strikes on hills overlooking the rebel-held Al-Anad airbase, as well as in nearby Radfan, the sources said. In Taiz, mortar shells dismissed within the heart of town murdered stability, four civilians and healthcare representatives claimed.
The Saba news service, which is loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, said Houthi militias had shelled several residential communities in the southern town of Dalea, about 170 km (105 miles) north of Aden.
The group could therefore not give a “negative or positive” answer about the truce, he said.
“As the warring parties continue to ignore calls for a ceasefire, the average family in Yemen is left wondering when their next meal will be – if they survive the bombs, they’re now running out of food”, said Oxfam’s Philippe Clerc.
During the truce, aid will be delivered to millions of people affected by the conflict.
But the worldwide Committee of the Red Cross has warned that five days are not enough to cover the needs. A planned humanitarian ceasefire to allow access for aid workers was breached by both sides this week.
“The UN and its partners are committed to rapidly scaling up the humanitarian response effort across the whole of Yemen”, he added.
Anti-aircraft gunfire was observed in the insurgent-held capital Sanaa as coalition planes buzzed.
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Relief supplies, however, have begun to trickle into Aden after loyalist fighters secured the city, which had been Hadi’s last refuge before he fled to Saudi Arabia in March.
