The Iran-backed Houthi rebels had promised to stop the practice, but their own officials say otherwise.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels had promised to stop the practice, but their own officials say otherwise.
Two-month truce is set to expire on Wednesday, prompting calls for an end to ‘the cycle of violence and suffering’.
US calls on Yemeni rebels to ‘end injustice’ and free current and former employees of the US embassy in Sanaa.
Two-month nationwide truce between Saudi-led coalition and the rebel Houthi group is due to expire at beginning of June.
Saudi officials say the move is aimed at solidifying a two-month truce that went into effect in early April.
Rival sides trade blame after the Amman-Jordan flight planned as part of the UN-brokered truce indefinitely postponed.
It’s unclear whether government and presidential council will remain in Aden or in Riyadh, as was previously the case.
The armed group signed an ‘action plan’ to end the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict, the UN says.
All sides have agreed to a two-month truce in Yemen, but people in Marib say the Houthis are still attacking.
Two to eight ships at a time will target those smuggling people, coal, weapons and drugs in the Red Sea.
Relations with Beirut tense since last year after a former minister criticised Saudi Arabia’s role in Yemen conflict.
Analysts say developments offer glimmer of hope for country devastated by seven years of war.
The truce starting on Saturday would also allow fuel imports into Hodeidah and some flights resuming from Sanaa airport.
US Secretary of State Blinken holds talks with UAE de facto leader Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Morocco.