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Yemen’s internationally recognized government has approved measures to implement a general mobilization and raise the readiness of state institutions amid escalating fighting with the Houthi group, the pro-government Saba news agency reported.
The Cabinet approved the package at a meeting in Aden on Thursday, chaired by Prime Minister Shaya Mohsin Zindani.
Government calls for coordinated mobilization
The Cabinet described the declaration of general mobilization as a “new phase” requiring state institutions to mobilize national resources and strengthen institutional, military, security, economic and humanitarian preparedness.
It instructed ministries, state institutions and local authorities to coordinate their efforts and mobilize human and material resources. Zindani said the government needed to reinforce state institutions and protect civilians as government forces and allied groups fight the Houthis.
He also warned that developments along Yemen’s western coast and in the direction of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait threatened international navigation, trade and supply routes.
Cabinet welcomes Saudi support
The Cabinet welcomed continued economic support from Saudi Arabia, including a recent $60 million payment to Yemen’s central bank. It said the payment was the third tranche of Riyadh’s budget support for the Yemeni government.
The measures come amid a military escalation between government forces and the Houthis that began in early July. The fighting is the most intense since relative calm followed a UN-brokered truce in April 2022.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces in September 2014. A Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government.
