Yemen launches retaliatory missile attack on Saudi Arabia

The Yemeni army and their allies have fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi military base in a “simple response” to Saudi airstrikes that continue despite a ceasefire.

Yemen's army spokesman Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman told the official Saba Net agency on Monday that the missile targeted a military base in the southwestern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait.

Saudi Arabia claimed it intercepted the missile before it could cause any damage.

The attack came after Saudi warplanes targeted al-Amaleqa camp in the Harf Sufyan district of Amran Province on Monday, killing 13 people, including five paramedics, and injuring at least 15 others.

The attack jolted peace talks being held in Kuwait between Yemen's Ansarullah and representatives of former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi

Luqman said while Yemen is still committed to the truce, it reserves “the right to respond” to Saudi attacks.

The army spokesman said Saudi Arabia has launched more than 94 air raids since the ceasefire began on April 11, killing or injuring dozens of people.

Each side accuses the other of not respecting the truce.

On Monday, Mohammad Abdulsalam, who heads the Ansarullah delegation, said the peace talks have little chance of success as Saudi Arabia and its side in the peace talks are unwilling to make any concessions.

The Ansarullah and their allies have demanded the formation of a consensus transitional government before forging ahead with other issues.

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