Yemen Shiite Rebels Agree to Cease Fire

Shiite rebels and their allies in Yemen said Sunday they would accept a five-day humanitarian cease-fire to allow aid to reach civilians after more than a month of daily Saudi-led airstrikes.
The cease-fire is expected to begin Tuesday and hopes to ease the suffering of civilians in the Arab world’s poorest country who increasingly lack food, fuel and medicine since the bombing campaign began March 26.
However, all sides in a conflict that’s seen the exile of Saudi and Western-backed President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi have warned they will retaliate if the cease-fire is broken.
State news agency SABA quoted Col. Sharaf Ghalib Luqman Sunday as saying rebels in the armed forces agreed with the cease-fire, warning against any violation against the truce.