US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that Saudi Arabia and the government of Yemen are "committed and eager" to find a way to end the war in Yemen and called on the Houthi group to do the same.
Blinken urged the Iran-backed Houthi rebels to halt their offensive in northern Yemen, as he announced $191 million in aid at a donor conference.
But he warned that the suffering would not stop until a political solution is found between the Houthis and the internationally recognized government which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition.
The Houthis last month resumed a push to capture Marib city, which lies close to some of Yemen’s richest oil fields, making the country’s humanitarian catastrophe much worse.
As Saudi Arabia has repeatedly been targeted by missile attacks claimed by the Yemeni rebels, Blinken called on the Houthis to cease the cross-border attacks and military offensives that he said had prolonged the war.
The United Nations has warned of a looming humanitarian disaster if the fight for Marib continues, saying it has put “millions of civilians at risk.”
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