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Yemen’s Houthis announce three-day ceasefire after Saudi attacks

Yemeni soldiers inspect a site of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting two houses in Sanaa, Yemen [Hani Mohammed/AP Photo]

Yemen’s Houthi group has announced a three-day truce and dangled the prospect of a “permanent” ceasefire if the Saudi-led coalition ends its operations against the impoverished country.

The statement came a day after a wave of drone and missile attacks hit targets across Saudi Arabia, including an oil plant near the Formula One race in Jeddah, triggering an inferno.

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