The Houthi Group denied accusations of breaching the ceasefire in Saada, saying on Thursday the accusations by the government were baseless.

A spokesman for the group's information bureau added that the Houthi Group continuously makes concessions and initiates to reestablish peace in the far north.

"It is the government which violates the ceasefire and breaks promises as it is neglecting its commitments including rebuilding war-ravaged areas and compensating the affected people, as well as refusing to discuss the issue of the Houthis who went missing," Dhaifullah Al-Shami said.

The remarks came a day after informed sources said that President Saleh accused the group during a phone call with Qatari Emir Hamad of continuing attacks against the people and inflaming insecurity in Saada.

Saleh also was quoted as saying that the group did not stick with the ceasefire terms, assuring the Emir that the government, however, is committed to its part in the peace deal reached in early 2010.

"The Houthi Group refuses to release civilians in Saada and Harf Sufyan, Amran, and to hand the remaining military and public vehicles and equipment seized during the last war on the rebels in the far north. It also continues to build checkpoints and interfere in the duties of the local government," said President Saleh.

The Houthi spokesman also denied there are armed manifestations in Saada, in response to a call by the Qatari panel in charge of supervising the ceasefire. "There
are not armed manifestations and what has been said in this regard is unfair and untrue."

Meanwhile, reliable sources were quoted as saying Thursday that Houthis closed Al-Lail Market Road near downtown Saada on Wednesday preventing oil trucks from passing. Other cars, however, were allowed to continue as a tribal mediation failed to convince the Houthis to reopen the road, the sources said.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Security Committee held a meeting and discussed the developments including Houthi breaches of the peace deal. Sources at the committee said the meeting focused on continuous Houthi harassment of the citizens, road closures and stationing.

In December and this month, the government released more than 450 Houthi detainees as part of the ceasefire, and in return, the Houthi Group returned military vehicles as it assured the Qatari panel had been briefed on and familiarized with implementing its part in the peace deal.