Sana'a: Al Houthi rebels said on Wednesday that they are ready to withdraw from the Saudi territories they are occupying if the Saudi forces stopped their "aggression".
In a statement sent through emails, the rebels said, "we are ready to withdraw if the Saudis stop their aggression on us and stop letting the Yemeni army use their land to attack us."
The rebels' statement comes only hours before the end of a 48-hour ultimatum given by the Saudi forces on Tuesday to the blockaded rebels to either withdraw or face strike.
Observers view the step from Al Houthi to withdraw only as a tactic to take a breath or enter in direct negotiations with the Saudis to gain legitimacy.
"The rebels are not serious, and it is not the first time for them to lie, they only want to rescue themselves from the blockade they are in, and take a breath then return to fighting," said Saeed Thabet, a writer and political analyst.
The Saudi assistant minister of defense, Khaled Bin Sultan, declared on Tuesday the end of the military operations against the Al Houthi infiltrators giving the Al Houthis, blockaded in Al Jaberiah area, a 48-hour ultimatum to withdraw.
The Saudi officials said that 73 Saudi soldiers were killed, 26 were missing, and 470 were injured in confrontations with the aggressors of Al Houthi, which began early last November.
