Houthis pledge more attacks on Israel despite Trump truce: What to know
President Donald Trump’s unexpected announcement of a ceasefire in Yemen drew mixed reactions from region as the Houthis vowed to continue strikes on Israel and some countries welcomed the truce as a step toward stability.
US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of a ceasefire in Yemen drew various statements from the Yemeni Houthi group on Wednesday. Some officials acknowledged the truce while others warned that attacks on Israel would continue until its military offensive in the Gaza Strip stops.
“The agreement does not include Israel in any way, shape or form,” Mohammed Abdulsalam, the Houthis’ chief negotiator, told Reuters on Wednesday.
“As long as they announced the cessation and they are actually committed to that, our position was self-defense, so we will stop,” he added.
The head of the Houthis’ Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, vowed that his group will not back down from its support for Gaza “no matter the cost,” stressing that the response to the Israeli attacks on Yemen’s Sanaa airport on Tuesday will be “earth-shattering.”
