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Gulf Insider
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Houthis Vow "Hot Summer" As Israel's National Airline Added To Target List
President of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, has warned Israel of a 'hot summer' ahead, as the militant group allied to Iran has refused to halt its missile fire on Israel in relation to the ongoing Gaza war. Israeli airstrikes earlier this week took out the last remaining planes operated by national carrier Yemenia Airways at Sanaa international airport. The airport is completely demolished after multiple rounds of Israeli attacks, and with runways blown to pieces. Israel has stressed this is direct retaliation for Houthi missiles which have repeatedly targeted Ben Gurion International Airport, including a ballistic missile which was sent – and intercepted – on Thursday. 'The upcoming operations will differ in quantity and quality from previous operations carried out deep inside the Israeli entity,' Yemeni sources were quoted in a regional publication as saying. The new statement warned that this 'will include Israeli civilian aircraft on the target list' – meaning that main national carrier El Al Israel Airlines will be targeted, per Lebanon's Al-Akhbar. Thursday night saw the Houthi military spokesman boast that a missile sent against Ben Gurion airport caused 'millions of usurping Zionists to rush to shelters and bringing the airport to a standstill.' Israeli media has described while confirming the intercept over or near Tel Aviv, 'Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis in Yemen have launched 42 ballistic missiles and at least 10 drones at Israel. Several of the missiles have fallen short.' One of the Houthis' rare 'successes' was the direct impact of one of the missiles on Ben Gurion airport in early May, which injured several people fleeing the scene. The below is the full translated statement of Ansarallah's Mahdi al-Mashat warning Israel of a 'hot summer' ahead: 'The government of the filthy Netanyahu is unable to protect you, and the coming surprises are painful. To the Zionist herds: You should wait for a hot summer. I say to all companies that continue to arrive at the Ben Gurion Airport … that they are at risk at any moment. I call on all travelers around the world to avoid traveling with companies that continue to fly [there], as they are subject to our sanctions and are not safe,' he said. What's become clear in the wake of Trump's declared 'ceasefire' with the Houthi's in the Red Sea as that the US Navy and CENTCOM have largely pulled back their defense support to Israel in its southern region. There were reports saying that the Pentagon was blowing through costly ammunition at an alarming pace in defense of Israel, and the decision was made to withdraw from the Red Sea theatre.
Yemen Online
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yemen Online
Trump Announces Yemen's Houthi Surrender, Oman announces ceasefire deal
The United States and Yemen's Houthi rebels have reached a ceasefire agreement, mediator Oman announced Tuesday, saying the deal would ensure "freedom of navigation" in the Red Sea where the Iran-backed rebels have attacked shipping. It comes after President Donald Trump announced that the United States would end its attacks against the Houthis after the Iran-backed rebels agreed to stop harassing ships in the Red Sea, though he made no direct mention of recent attacks on ally Israel. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said that "following recent discussions and contacts... with the aim of de-escalation, efforts have resulted in a ceasefire agreement between the two sides". "Neither side will target the other... ensuring freedom of navigation and the smooth flow of international commercial shipping" in the Red Sea, he added in a statement posted online. In surprise comments at the White House, Trump said the Iran-backed rebels had "capitulated" after a near-daily, seven-week US bombing campaign that left 300 dead, according to an AFP tally of Houthi figures. "The Houthis have announced... that they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight," Trump said during a White House press appearance with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. "And we will honour that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated," he added. "They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, and that's... the purpose of what we were doing," the US president said, adding that the information came from a "very, very good source". Trump's comments came just hours after Israeli warplanes put rebel-held Sanaa's international airport out of action in a series of raids that killed three, according to the Houthis. The Pentagon said last week that US strikes had hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen since mid-March. Shortly after Oman's announcement, the head of Yemen's Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, said the Iran-aligned group will continue their attacks to support Gaza, Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported. He asked Israelis to "remain in shelters because their government will not be able to protect them", indicating the ceasefire with the US did not include a halt of the group's attacks on Israel.
NDTV
06-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Houthi Top Official Says Will Continue To Attack Israel To Support Gaza
Sanaa: The head of Yemen's Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, said the Iran-aligned group will continue their attacks to support Gaza, Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported. He asked Israelis to "remain in shelters because their government will not be able to protect them," indicating the ceasefire with the U.S. did not include a halt of the group's attacks on Israel.
06-05-2025
- Politics
Trump announces US to stop bombing Yemen, says Houthis won't attack more American ships
President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Tuesday that the United States would stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, insisting that the rebel group had agreed to stop attacking U.S. ships in the Red Sea. "They've announced to us at least that they don't want to fight anymore," Trump said during an Oval Office pool spray with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. "They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that." "And, they have capitulated," he added. "But more importantly, they -- we will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore." The move caps off weeks of costly attacks and threats delivered by the Trump administration, which led to a major shakeup of the president's national security team. A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Oman confirmed the announcement in an X post on Tuesday. "Following recent discussions and contacts conducted by the Sultanate of Oman with the United States and the relevant authorities in Sana'a, in the Republic of Yemen, with the aim of de-escalation, efforts have resulted in a ceasefire agreement between the two sides," the Foreign Ministry of Oman said in the statement. "In the future, neither side will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, ensuring freedom of navigation and the smooth flow of international commercial shipping," it added. However, Mohammed Ali al Houthi, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, said the Houthis are not immediately agreeing to the U.S.-proposed ceasefire. The Houthis will "evaluate" the U.S. ceasefire proposal "on the ground first," he posted on X Tuesday afternoon. When asked by ABC News for more details on the announcement, U.S. Central Command deferred to the White House. Trump was pressed by reporters for more details about how the deal with the Houthis came together, but he quickly said the announcement isn't a deal. "They've said, 'Please don't bomb us anymore, and we're not going to attack your ships,'" he said. When asked who told the U.S. that the Houthi attacks on U.S. ships would stop, Trump demurred, saying it "doesn't matter" and then adding that it was from a "very, very good source." Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance laughed and said they agreed with him. "They don't want to be bombed anymore," Trump repeated. Rubio added that "this was always a freedom of navigation mission." "These guys, these are, you know, a band of individuals with advanced weaponry that were threatening global shipping," he said. "And the job was to get that to stop." The U.S. began airstrikes in Yemen against Houthi targets starting March 15 and has conducted over 800 strikes, according to the U.S. military. On April 18, an American strike on the Ras Isa fuel port killed at least 74 people and wounded 171 others in the deadliest known attack of the American campaign. However, the U.S. military has taken some hits as well. The U.S. military has lost seven Reaper drones since March 15, each drone costing $30 million, and an F/A-18E fighter jet rolled off the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea two weeks ago. No one was killed in that incident. The USS Harry S. Truman possibly made a sudden movement due to Houthi fire, ultimately causing the fighter jet to roll off it, according to a U.S. official, who cited initial field reports. The incident is still under investigation, but the aircraft carrier has previously been targeted by the Houthis. The Trump administration spent weeks trying to save face over its planning of the attacks after it was revealed that top national security members, including then-national security adviser Mike Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, communicated plans about the impending attacks on Signal. The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally invited to one of the Signal group chats and saw details about the planning. Last week, Trump announced Waltz would be leaving his Cabinet position and would be nominated as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
