A year has passed since the signing of the Stockholm Agreement in Sweden, but Iran-backed Houthi militias continue mounting breaches of the ceasefire in the coastal province of Hodeidah.
Over 1,000 breaches have been documented across Hodeidah. The ceasefire deal in Stockholm was seen as the first phase toward achieving a comprehensive political solution to the civil war.
The pro-government Giants Brigade media center revealed that these breaches and attacks caused 232 civilian deaths and over 2,300 injuries.
In a press statement, the media center said that the deaths were distributed accordingly: 68 children, 29 women, 41 elderly and 94 male youths. It also confirmed that the number of innocent citizens hurt has increased since the signing of the deal back in December 2018.
Since the declaration of the United Nations-brokered ceasefire in Stockholm last year, Houthis have launched repeated shelling attacks at residential areas in Hodeidah, causing high casualties among civilians.
Pro-government forces said that the ceasefire granted Houthis a chance to up their attacks and provided no protection for the civilians in Hodeidah.
In October, the UN started deploying ceasefire observers in Hodeidah, establishing five observation points near the military contact lines between the two warring parties.
The observation points are manned by liaison officers from both parties in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.
But observations made by the Giants Brigade showed that the deal did not manage to curb Houthi violence which went beyond harming humans only to destroying farmland and slaughtering animals.
