Yemeni police inspect two houses in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2022, on March 26, 2022, as a result of airstrikes targeting two houses. A Saudi-backed Yemeni government received a proposal from the United Nations on Wednesday, which has led to renewed the truce for another six months, according to an official told Xinhua.
A UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has proposed expanding the truce to include the salary payment for all public employees in the war-ravaged Arab country and the opening of flights from Sanaa International Airport to five new destinations, as well as the opening of flights from Sanaa International Airport to five new destinations, a local government official said on condition of anonymity.
He said that the Red Sea port of Hodeidah is open to all oil derivatives shipments.
The Houthi group has control of the Sanaa airport and the port of Hodeidah.
The official said the opening of some roads into the besieged city of Taiz and reopening blocked roads in other provinces is part of the proposal.
Grundberg arrived in Yemen's capital Sanaa earlier in the day to discuss the extension of the truce set to expire next week, according to Houthi leaders.
On Tuesday, the UN envoy urged the Yemeni parties to renew the truce and pave the way for a cease-fire and political settlement.
"We are at a crossroads where the risk of a return to war is real and I am calling on the parties to choose an alternative that prioritizes the needs of the Yemeni people," Grundberg said in a statement hours before his arrival.
READ MORE: Houthi shells hit Yemen's Taiz as hopes of a truce extension fades, as hope of a truce extension fades.
Grundberg visited the capital, Muscat, a day after he met with Houthi chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam.
During the meeting, Abdulsalam put forward the Houthi group's demands for the blockade of the Sanaa airport and Hodeidah port to be lifted and all civil servants paid in the Houthi-held cities, according to Al-Masirah TV.
He noted that a truce without implementing these demands would have no meaning.
Thousands of civil servants in the Houthi-controlled cities have not been paid for more than seven years.
READ MORE: Houthi top official: Group not against extending the truce in Yemen.
The truce between the Houthis and the Yemeni government went into effect on April 2, and was renewed twice through October 2.
Since late 2014, Yemen has been mired in a civil war when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern cities and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of Sanaa.