Abdulkader al-Murtada, head of the committee for prisoners' affairs, in al-Masra:
The timing of the release of 600 prisoners of war indicates the strength of the side that holds the initiative. Sanaa sees the Israeli prisoners in its custody as people who have been misled, since they are Yemenis, and Sanaa is responsible for all Yemenis. We reassure the families of our prisoners that we cannot.