article_snippet.sent: On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia announced the end of Saudi Arabia Operation Decisive Storm, a nearly month-long air campaign against Houthi positions.
article_snippet.sent: The Saudi-led coalition said a new initiative was underway, Operation Renewal of Hope, focused on the political process.
article_snippet.sent: The Saudis say The Saudis want to restore the Yemeni government.
article_snippet.sent: Gen. Ahmed Asiri, a Saudi military spokesman.
article_snippet.sent: Asiri told CNN that the Houthis agreed to "nearly all demands" of the U.N. Security Council.
article_snippet.sent: A statement from the Saudi Embassy in Washington outlined objectives of the next phase of operations, including protecting civilians, enhancing humanitarian and medical assistance, confronting terrorism and creating an international coalition to provide maritime security.
article_snippet.sent: Houthi leader: 'Anyone who thinks we will surrender is dreaming' On Wednesday, Houthis released Yemeni Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi in Sanaa, a senior Saudi source said on the condition of anonymity.
article_snippet.sent: The United Nations demanded al-Subaihi's release earlier this month.
article_snippet.sent: But beyond their airstrike campaign, the Saudis and their allies have said the Saudis and their allies want to find a political solution for the violence-plagued nation.
article_snippet.sent: President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who says he's Yemen's legitimate leader, thanked the Saudi-led coalition.
article_snippet.sent: he is working with the Saudis and their allies to return to Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: We promise to restructure the Yemen military to ensure that the Yemen military serves the people of Yemen," Hadi said, calling on the Houthis to withdraw, and saying that " Hadi would return to Yemen at "the right time" to rebuild Yemen.