Yemen’s sides agree to release 2,900 detainees in war's largest exchange

Yemen’s sides agree to release 2,900 detainees in war's largest exchange


Saudi Ambassador Mohamed AlJabir said in a statement on X that the agreement was signed under the supervision of the Office of the U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen and the International Committee of the Red Cross, “which will enable all detainees to return to their families.” It was the 10th meeting held to push the parties to meet their commitments under the 2018 Stockholm Agreement to release all conflict-related detainees, the special envoy’s office said in a statement. “We are ready and determined to carry out the release, transfer and repatriation of detainees so that people separated from their families can be reunited in a safe and dignified manner,” said Christine Cipolla, the ICRC’s head of delegation in Yemen.


Published at: 2025-12-23 21:26:21

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