Explainer-With Yemen truce renewed, what are the prospects of peace?

A man walks on a street in Sanaa, Yemen August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties have agreed to extend a U.N.-brokered truce for another two months in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and spawned a major humanitarian crisis.

How did the Yemen war begin, why does the truce matter and can it be turned into a broader peace process?