Yemen's Presidential Council Discusses with UN Envoy Renewal of Truce

Head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi with UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg (Saba)
Head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi with UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg (Saba)
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Yemen's Presidential Council Discusses with UN Envoy Renewal of Truce

Head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi with UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg (Saba)
Head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi with UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg (Saba)

Head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi has met UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg and his assistant, Muin Shreim, to discuss the Yemeni crisis and a possible renewal of the truce.

Alimi was briefed by the UN envoy regarding his recent local, regional, and international meetings. They also addressed the efforts to renew the truce and resume a comprehensive political process under the UN auspices.

In the meeting, the Chairman informed the UN envoy about the Houthi militias' violations of public rights and freedoms, their mobilization, and ongoing violations on various fronts, including their recent cross-border attacks.

Alimi affirmed the commitment of the Presidential Council and the government to support the efforts of the UN envoy following the terms of reference agreed upon nationally, regionally, and internationally.

The Yemeni official reiterated the need to pressure the Houthi militias to prioritize the Yemeni people's interests over the interests of their leaders.

He also called for pushing them to address the ongoing efforts to renew the truce seeking to alleviate human suffering and revive hope for restoring security and stability in the country.



UN Rights Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Lebanon Escalation

Smoke billows above Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on November 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)
Smoke billows above Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on November 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)
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UN Rights Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Lebanon Escalation

Smoke billows above Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on November 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)
Smoke billows above Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on November 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)

The UN rights chief on Tuesday voiced concern about the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon, where his office said nearly 100 people had been reported killed by Israeli airstrikes in recent days, including women, children and medics.

Israel has been locked in fighting with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since Oct. 2023, and fighting has escalated dramatically since late September of this year.

"UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk is gravely concerned by the escalation in Lebanon with at least 97 people reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes between the 22nd and 24th of November," Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, told a Geneva press briefing.

He said that at least seven paramedics had been reported killed in three Israeli strikes in the south of Lebanon on Nov. 22-23, adding to 226 healthcare worker deaths since Oct. 7, 2023. He did not specify how many of the recent deaths had been verified by UN human rights monitors.

Israel says it targets military capabilities in Lebanon and Gaza and takes steps to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians. It accuses Hezbollah, like Hamas, of hiding among civilians, which they deny.