The team also found that the Saudi-led coalition has committed to the rules of global and humanitarian law in four other cases, including a purported attack on a residential area and another alleged bombing of a wedding ceremony.
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The Houthis say they will begin to withdraw if someone other than Hadi takes on as the president to manage the transition in Yemen, a demand that was rejected by Hadi’s delegation.
Overall, the committee concluded that there was no deliberate targeting of civilians and therefore no violation of global laws.
The UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has slammed the proposal saying it gravely violated UN Security Council resolutions and warned the warring parties against any “unilateral actions”.
The investigative team is calling on families of victims to apply for compensation by contacting Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, Mansur said.
Spokesman Mohammed al-Mansour, in comments published Friday by the Saudi Press Agency, said a deadly incident in Mokha where 65 civilians, including 10 children were killed was the result of “unintended bombing based on inaccurate intelligence information”.
As for a claim submitted by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) regarding air strikes on the organization’s Haydan Hospital in the area of Saada, Mansour said that the team found that the rebels were using the hospital as a hideout, which is “a breach of global humanitarian law”.
The draft agreement by the United Nations called on the Houthis to withdraw from the Yemeni capital Sanaa, and other cities in the northern region. A Saudi-led coalition has conducted an extensive air campaign against the Houthis since March 2015.
Talks after talks have all failed to bring peace to over 25 million Yemenis and end more than a year of devastating civil war.
In Taez province, Houthi fighters have concealed their fighters and equipment near or in civilian areas “with the deliberate aim of avoiding attack”, said the report.
The report showed a photograph of a tank parked at Taiz University and said it was investigating several reports of civilian sites used as shields.
Meanwhile, Yemen’s Al-Qaeda franchise, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has upgraded its bomb-making capabilities and could wage a “sustained IED (improvised explosive device) campaign” of attacks, the report said.
In March and April, IS received a significant influx of cash in Yemen, which it is using to attract recruits, finance operations and purchase equipment, said the report, without providing figures.
About $100m per month is being diverted to support the Houthis, who have gained access to the reserves, the report said.
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Yemen’s foreign reserves have dwindled from about $4 billion in November 2014 to their current critical level of $1.3 billion.
