The five-day truce proposed by Saudi Arabia began in Yemen at 11:00 p.m.
The ceasefire is designed to allow humanitarian organizations to deliver assistance to the civilian population, and will allow for the evacuation of the wounded and for civilians to leave the conflict zone, RIA Novosti reports.
The UN special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould al-Sheikh, arrived in Sana'a for negotiations with representatives from the Houthi movement and other forces. According to him, establishing a permanent ceasefire and beginning a full-scale internal political dialogue will be the main immediate issues.
