The Houthi rebels and the government of Yemen have reached an agreement on a prisoner exchange, during negotiations in Geneva, the rebel Al-Masirah TV channel reported on Monday.

“ An agreement has been reached for an exchange ” of prisoners which will see the release of more than 880 people in total, said the head of the Houthis delegation in Geneva, Abdul Qader al-Murtada, quoted by Al-Masirah.