Yemen 's president , a powerful rebel group and representatives of major political parties signed a ceasefire Sunday , the government announced . `` The document calls for an immediate ceasefire and ending all forms of violence , '' the written statement said . `` It also calls for the formation of a technocratic national government , which will work to enhance government transparency , implement economic reforms , in addition to continuing military and security reforms . '' The U.N.-brokered deal will end a month of tense protests by Houthis that essentially halted life in the Yemeni capital and resulted in hundreds of people being killed or injured . The death toll over the last week in Sanaa exceeds 150 , a senior Defense Ministry official said . Over the past 24 hours , at least 35 people have been killed , the majority of whom were government troops or Sanaa civilians . The official said at least 900 people were injured over the past week . On Sunday , hours before the sides agreed on the ceasefire , Houthi gunmen seized strategic military positions , including the Defense Ministry in Sanaa . The Interior Ministry ordered troops not to clash with Houthi militants . A senior Interior Ministry official explained that the government wanted no bloodshed , to ensure that the Houthis would sign the deal . Basindwa steps down . Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa gave in to the militants ' demands for changes in the government and resigned Sunday , saying he did so for the best of Yemen . `` I do not want to be an obstacle in front of any ceasefire deal that takes place between President Abdurabu Hadi and Ansarullah ( the Houthi political faction ) , '' said Basindwa in his resignation letter . Senior Houthi leader Zakaria Al Shami told CNN the Houthis stand behind Hadi to continue to lead the nation . `` Ansarullah never called to oust President Hadi and will work with him to ensure Yemen goes forward after the formation of the new government , '' said Al Shami . Houthi supporters have been rallying for almost a month , demanding that an approved oil subsidy reform be revoked and that the government step down . Until that happened , they said , they would not remove their tents from Sanaa and surrounding areas . Rebel fighters enter capital . As progress in talks with the government slowed last week , Houthis , who follow the Zaidi sect of Islam , called thousands of their fighters to enter Sanaa . Top military commander Ali Mohsen , who led the 2011 uprising against former President Ali Abdullah Saleh , evacuated the 1st Division Brigade after hundreds of Houthi fighters raided the compound in northern Sanaa , backed by heavy artillery . On Friday , dozens of Houthi militants attacked Yemen 's state television headquarters with heavy artillery , burning down two main buildings , in an attempt to take over the premises . The headquarters , located in the northern region of Sanaa , has been one of numerous sites targeted by the fighters , who , as of Sunday , control the majority of districts in north Sanaa . The government cut off all phone and Internet lines nationwide for 12 hours Friday morning , complicating communication between Houthi fighters . Ansarullah spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam denied the Houthis started the attacks , saying the State TV area was used to launch rocket attacks on Houthi supporters three miles away . `` Hills in the vicinity of the State TV were used by government forces to attack our supporters in Jiraf district and we wanted to ensure that does not happen again , '' said Abdulsalam .
Deal calls for a new , more transparent government . PM Basindwa resigns , says he does n't want to be obstacle to peace . There have been protests , violence in the capital . More than 150 people have died in the past seven days , government official tells CNN .