The move comes as UN-sponsored peace talks now underway in Kuwait show no sign of producing an agreement to end Yemen’s civil war.
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Houthi leaders on social media platforms have been calling for Yemenis to take to the streets of Yemen’s capital Sana’a on Monday, in order to demand theenforcement of this agreement.
Security deteriorated further after the Huthi rebels swept into the capital and pushed south, forcing President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi’s government to flee into exile in March past year.
Monitors say at least 6,500 people have been killed during the past two years, including more than 3,200 civilians.
The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis confirms that over half the country’s population is living in “emergency” or “crisis” levels of food insecurity, with some governorates seeing as much as 70 per cent of their population struggling to feed themselves.
Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi told reporters that his delegation is not quitting the talks and that his government has approved a United Nations -proposed deal.
Houthi leaders said Thursday they are forming a coalition administration.
Yemeni government spokesman Rageh Badi said the agreement is “not worth the ink it is written with” but said it gave a clear-cut picture of the “coup partners” involved in the rebel takeover of the capital.
The UN proposal also requires the release of all detainees and prisoners, especially those mentioned in UN Security Council resolution 2216, which laid down the guidelines for the restoration of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
Yemen peace talks began on April 21 in Kuwait City.
The UN request was coupled with hopes by brotherly and friendly countries that the extension lasts for one week, said the source.
It claimed that dozens of the rebels were killed.
According to the government, the draft peace deal proposed by the United Nations envoy requires the rebels to hand over heavy arms before the start of a political dialogue on a final solution.
The coalition said Houthi fighters, backed by troops loyal to former president and GPC chief Ali Abdullah Saleh, tried to breach the Saudi border at the Rabou’a area on Saturday, igniting heavy fighting. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief reporters.
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The jihadist rivals have exploited the turmoil to boost their activities in the impoverished country on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
