The Sudanese military had accused Ethiopian troops of executing seven soldiers and publicly displaying their bodies.
Fourteen-year-old girl killed, at least 18 people injured in rare bombardment after two months of relative peace.
“I have seen the worst of humanity when covering this conflict.”
The authorities have justified arrests of media personnel by accusing them of siding with rebels.
Fighting in the northern region of Tigray has eased since a unilateral ceasefire was declared by the federal government.
The violence seems unrelated to conflict in the neighbouring Tigray region, which began in November 2020.
More than 90 percent of Tigray’s people need food aid, despite a truce called to Ethiopia’s 18-month civil war.
Aid convoy enters Ethiopian territory controlled by Tigray forces for the first time in 3 months – WFP
A number of factors including lack of details and conflicting statements continue to shroud the truce in mystery.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has agreed to the Ethiopian government’s call for a humanitarian truce.
Ethiopia said it was declaring ‘an indefinite humanitarian truce effective immediately’.
Amhara residents say Tigrayan fighters unleashed a campaign of horror during a five-month occupation of the area.
Since Nov. 2020, thousands have been killed and millions displaced as Ethiopian federal forces battle Tigrayan fighters.
Survivors and witnesses say the Ethiopian allied forces went door to door for five days, targeting Tigrayans.
