Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen's Houthi group, speaks during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians, in the Houthi-controlled Sanaa on May 24, 2024. (Credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
CAIRO — Yemen's Houthis said they had
postponed the release of around 100 prisoners belonging to
government forces to Sunday after it had previously been
announced to take place on Saturday.
The head of the Houthi Prisoner Affairs Committee, Abdul Qader al-Murtada, said on X that the delay was caused by "technical reasons."
Al-Murtada said on Friday that the group would release more than 100 prisoners in what he called "a unilateral humanitarian initiative."
The Houthis, an Iran-aligned movement that controls part of Yemen, last released prisoners in April 2023 in an exchange of 250 Houthis for 70 government forces.
Yemen has been embroiled in years of civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions hungry.
The Houthis are the de facto authorities in northern Yemen, while the internationally recognized government is represented by the Political Leadership Council, which was formed under Saudi auspices last year and took over power from Yemen's president-in-exile.
postponed the release of around 100 prisoners belonging to
government forces to Sunday after it had previously been
announced to take place on Saturday.
The head of the Houthi Prisoner Affairs Committee, Abdul
Qader al-Murtada, said on X that the delay was caused by
"technical reasons."
Al-Murtada said on...
