Humanitarian Ceasefire Ends In Yemen; Aid Groups Delivered Food, Medicine, Supplies During Pause

Wall Street Journal: Yemen Cease-Fire Expires
“A five-day cease-fire between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen’s Houthi rebels expired Sunday night, despite a plea for an extension from the United Nations’ envoy to Yemen. … The pause started on Tuesday, giving humanitarian aid groups their first major opportunity to address shortages of food, fuel, and medicine…” (Omran/Fitch, 5/17).

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