The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has hailed the recent prisoner exchange between the Yemeni government and the Houthis as a "positive step towards peace and reconciliation", Anadolu news agency reported.

In a brief statement posted on Twitter it added that it had worked with the Yemeni Red Crescent (YRC) "tirelessly to reunite about 900 former detainees with their families, taking a positive step toward peace and reconciliation in Yemen."

On Sunday, 190 prisoners detained by the Yemeni government and the Houthis, including four journalists, were released while about 700 prisoners and detainees from both sides were released over the past two days.
By the end of the three phases agreed upon with the ICRC and the Office of the United Nations Envoy to Yemen, the number of prisoners released from both sides will be 890.
Earlier yesterday, the Yemeni government announced the launch of new consultations for the exchange of prisoners with the Houthis, with the Houthi group saying it "includes the release of 1,400 prisoners from both sides."