The smuggling route to Taiz is an unpaved mountain path
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In mid-December, representatives of Yemen’s warring parties agreed to allow aid into Taiz, which is encircled by Houthi rebels and has seen some of the worst fighting of a conflict that began in earnest in March and has claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people, many as a result of Saudi-led airstrikes.
But while some aid found its way inside, the ceasefire the deal was tied to fell apart. Some of the humanitarian goods also reportedly ended up on the black market.
Efforts to relieve the siege are ongoing. Médecins Sans Frontières said it brought two lorries of medical aid into Taiz over the weekend. Saudi Arabia, which backs attempts to oust the Houthis from power and supports the deposed but internationally recognised President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, said it airdropped in supplies last week.