The Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement, which controls Yemen’s capital Sana’a, has accepted a five-day ceasefire proposed by Saudi Arabia and the US.

Saudi Arabia, which has led airstrikes against Ansar Allah since late March, has said that the ceasefire could begin on Tuesday to allow humanitarian aid to reach Yemenis. Since the Saudi-led intervention, more than 600 people have been killed, 1,300 wounded, and 300,000 displaced.

“We will deal positively with any efforts, calls or serious and positive measures that would help lift the suffering and allow aid, supplies and ships to move safely to Yemen,” Ansar Allah said in a statement carried by State media on Sunday. An Ansar Allah army spokesman confirmed the agreement but said the movement would confront any attacks by forces loyal to President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi, forced to flee Sana’a for southern Yemen in February.

Despite the Saudi-led attacks, Ansar Allah has advanced in the south, including a challenge for the port city of Aden where Hadi — who has now left Yemen for Saudi Arabia — tried to set up an alternative government.

Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the Saudi-allied United Arab Emirates, welcomed the Ansar Allah message: “The Houthis acceptance of the truce offer is important. Their realization that they are part of the diverse Yemeni fabric and not a tool for regional influence is essential.”

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia maintained pressure on Sunday with more airstrikes. A day earlier, the Saudi-led coalition carried out more than 130 raids, including the destruction of the home of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is allied with Ansar Allah.

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The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Johannes van der Klaauw, condemned “the indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, with or without prior warning” as “contravention of international humanitarian law”.