Houthis use humanitarian aid to ‘blackmail and recruit’ citizens

The Yemeni government has accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of using humanitarian aid to “blackmail and recruit” local citizens.

The officials discussed humanitarian issues and obstacles faced by aid organisations. “The Houthis impose such obstacle to undermine the organisations’ work and steal the humanitarian aid in order to use it in a way that serves their agenda,” insisted Saeed. He reiterated the importance of monitoring the situation in order to prevent aid being stolen and used in this way.