Lenderking, Grundberg Resume Mobilization to Extend Yemen Truce

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen receives Chargé d'Affairs of the British Embassy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen receives Chargé d'Affairs of the British Embassy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Lenderking, Grundberg Resume Mobilization to Extend Yemen Truce

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen receives Chargé d'Affairs of the British Embassy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen receives Chargé d'Affairs of the British Embassy in Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The US Department of State announced that the US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will return to the region to support UN efforts to expand and extend the Yemeni truce.

Lenderking’s return to the Middle East comes at a time when Houthi militias in Yemen have exhibited intransigence. Moreover, the Iran-backed group had presented demands that were labeled as “extremist” by the UN Security Council.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg is also mobilizing to revive the truce, whose second extension expired on Oct. 2. Houthi militias have rejected Grundberg’s proposal regarding the expansion and extension of the ceasefire.

The Diplomatic Advisor to the UAE President, Anwar Gargash, met with Grundberg on Tuesday, according to a statement posted on the UN diplomat’s twitter account.

Grundberg also met with UAE Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Khalifa Almarar.

The officials stressed the need to continue the efforts being made to renew the armistice in Yemen.

“Lenderking will travel to the region starting Oct. 11 to support intensive, UN-led negotiations with the Yemeni parties to reach agreement on a truce extension and expansion, for the sake of Yemenis,” said a statement by the US State Department.

“The Houthis have an opportunity to support an expanded truce agreement that would provide millions of Yemenis with immediate relief, including much-needed civil servant salary payments, opening roads to and through Taiz and across the country, more flight destinations from Sanaa, and a path to a durable, inclusive Yemen-led peace process, that includes Yemenis’ calls for justice, accountability, and redress for human rights violations and abuses,” it added.

“The truce remains the best opportunity for peace Yemenis have had in years. The United States and the international community stand ready to support an expanded truce,” the statement affirmed.



Berri: Bloodshed in South Lebanon is ‘Urgent Call’ to Compel Israel to Withdraw

26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa
26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa
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Berri: Bloodshed in South Lebanon is ‘Urgent Call’ to Compel Israel to Withdraw

26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa
26 January 2025, Lebanon, Kfarkila: A Lebanese soldier opens the road to an ambulance carrying a wounded Lebanese shot by Israeli army as he tried to enter into his southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that Sunday's bloodshed in southern Lebanon “is a clear and urgent call for the international community to act immediately.”

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health officials reported.
The dead included six women and a Lebanese army soldier, the Health Ministry said in a statement. People were reported wounded in nearly 20 villages in the border area.

In remarks carried by the Lebanese media, Berri also said that the international community should “compel Israel to withdraw from occupied Lebanese territories.”

Berri, whose Amal Movement party is allied with Hezbollah, served as an interlocutor between the militant group and the US during ceasefire negotiations.