The Iran-backed Houthi militias have seized 72 relief trucks provided by the World Food Program, reported the Saudi Press Agency Saturday. The trucks were headed to the Ibb province. The WFP had last week accused the Houthis of stealing food aid dedicated to people affected by the conflict in regions under militia control. Local administration minister Abdulraqib Fatah held the Houthis completely responsible for any food shortage or humanitarian disasters that could affect people living in militia-held regions. Moreover, he accused the Houthis of committing systematic crimes against the relief effort in Yemen in order to starve the people and deprive them of their most basic right to receive aid. He called on United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Lise Grande to immediately intervene and ensure that the Houthis release the trucks. The issue must be taken up before the UN Security Council, Fatah demanded, so that it can be informed of all of the Houthi violations against the relief effort. The international community must assume its moral and humanitarian responsibilities and immediately pressure the Houthis, through all means possible, to cease hampering humanitarian work in Yemen, he continued. Earlier, the Yemeni government had accused the militias of misleading the international community and organizations by publishing false information about the situation in the war-torn country. Government spokesman Rajih Badi said the militias were releasing false reports on the humanitarian situation and the nature of the crisis that was caused by the Houthi coup. He stressed that achieving an integrated vision between the Yemeni government, donor countries and international organizations, based on reliable information and appropriate policies is the effective way to employ grants and assistance to ease the suffering of the people.