Yemen's Prime Minister: Disagreements Within Government Forces Are a "Strategic Mistake"
Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak said on Saturday that disagreements within the anti-Houthi national forces are a "strategic mistake," calling for unity of ranks and mobilizing efforts to restore the Yemeni state. This came during a meeting held by the Prime Minister in Aden with representatives of several political parties. The meeting also discussed the government's priorities to alleviate the suffering of citizens and address economic and living difficulties, in addition to reviewing the current developments on the political and military side and the unity of the national ranks in facing all challenges.
On Sunday, citizens found the body of a woman swept away by floods in a town in Ibb province. Local sources said that citizens recovered the body of a woman from the village of Al-Sharnamah in the Hubesh District. Yesterday, Saturday, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned of the increasing risk of flash floods due to heavy rains in large parts of Yemen. The organization expected that Yemen would witness, in the coming days, a gradual increase in rainfall to between 150 and 200 mm on average, especially in the central highland governorates: "Dhamar, Ibb, Raymah, and parts of Sana'a and Al-Dhalea," indicating the rainfall may lead to widespread flooding.
The number of deaths from cholera in Taiz province, southwest of the country, has risen to seven since the beginning of this year. Deputy Health Education Officer in Taiz Governorate, Tayseer Al-Samai, said that the number of acute watery diarrhea and cholera cases in Taiz has risen to 559 from the beginning of the year until Saturday, April 27. He pointed out that there have been seven deaths from cholera since the outset of this year. Yemen is witnessing a new wave of the cholera epidemic, coinciding with the deterioration of the health and living conditions of citizens.
Israel has agreed to listen to U.S. concerns and thoughts before it launches an invasion of the border city of Rafah in Gaza, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Sunday. Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs there, a senior Israeli defence official said on Wednesday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe. Washington has said it could not support a Rafah operation without an appropriate and credible humanitarian plan.
