For a year now the Saudis have been bombing Yemen relentlessly….and finally a bit of sanity raised is shy head and the warring factions decided to try and work of their differences with peace talks….I applauded the effort since the only suffering from this endless air attacks are the civilians…..mostly children…but after a month or so of talks not much could be agreed upon and…….

Presumably, the search for a solution to end the Yemen war has ended with the balanced proposal put forward by the United Nations Special Envoy to the Yemeni crisis. But alas, while Yemen’s legitimate government of President Abd Rabo Mansour Hadi accepted the proposal, the Houthi rebels and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh immediately rejected it.

The proposal stated that the rebels have to pull out of Sanaa, the capital, and engage in talks for 45 days after their withdrawal. Furthermore, the plan requires the rebels to hand over their heavy weaponry.

Just prior to the announcement of the peace proposal, the Houthi-Saleh front held a press conference during which they inaugurated their joint Presidential Council to govern the country. The assumption that the UN proposal came as a reaction to the Presidential Council is not accurate. The opposite is correct, as in fact a draft of the UN proposal, put forward by UN Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had already been sent to the two sides as earlier in the talks hosted by Kuwait.

Source: Yemen: Peace Talks Reach Dead End | Middle East Briefing

Sadly it is official….the talks have failed and what was the response of the Saudis?

The United Nations has announced a month-long halt to the Kuwait-based peace talks for Yemen, saying that both sides have committed to return to the talks in a month’s time, but leaving open the question of why they are taking an entire month off, when the talks haven’t achieved anything yet.

Pro-Saudi forces are conducting a major new offensive this weekend, though whether the offensive was launched after the talks were paused or just before is unclear. The UN issued a statement criticizing the Houthis for seating a new leadership council, but did not mention the new offensive.

If they are going to return in a month for more talks why would the Saudis attack immediately after the announcement of the suspended talks?

Is it peace they seek or an advantage in the conflict?