The United States called on Friday for
"de-escalation"
in Yemen, citing
"more than 100 casualties in the past few days"
including at least 70 dead in an airstrike on a prison held by Houthi rebels in Saada, according to a statement from the State Department.
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"The United States is very concerned (...) by the escalation in Yemen"
, declares the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken, quoted by this text, who thus calls
"all the parties to the conflict to de-escalate, to respect humanitarian law and to commit fully to an inclusive peace process under the aegis of the UN
.