(VOVworld) - Houthi rebels in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day ceasefire initiated by Saudi Arabia but warned that they would respond to any violations of the truce.

Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance stand on a tank in Yemen's southern port city of Aden May 10, 2015. (Photo:REUTERS/Stringer)

Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates, welcomed the Houthis' decision and said he hopes it will lead to political talks. Saudi Arabia proposed a 5-day humanitarian truce in Yemen last Thursday to facilitate humanitarian relief for Yemeni people in need.