Yemen’s Ansarullah, Saudi Arabia swap bodies amid peace talks

Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement and Saudi Arabia have swapped bodies of the fallen fighters in the latest sign of progress in talks aimed at ending the Saudi aggression.

The Saudi delegation received the bodies of six of its soldiers and allied fighters, and the Yemeni delegation received 58 bodies at the Saudi-Yemeni border.

Yemen's al-Masirah TV on Wednesday showed body bags being exchanged between vans and trucks. It was not clear when the exchange took place.

The swap occurred within the framework of a deal reached after weeks of negotiations between the warring parties.

In another sign of thawing ties, Saudi Arabia said last week it would allow Yemen Airways to transport passengers into the kingdom for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from the Yemeni capital Sana'a for the first time since Riyadh launched the war and blockade on Yemen in 2015.

The first commercial flight transporting more than 270 Yemeni Hajj pilgrims departed Sana’a to Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

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