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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Israel Striking Dozens of Targets in Iran
'We are not pausing for a moment,' said Effie Defrin, the military spokesman. Starting at 10:45 pm local time on Saturday, Israel used an aerial corridor across Tehran to strike more than 80 targets, he said, including what he called a nuclear command center and fuel depots that support Iran's military. An Israeli military official earlier told The Wall Street Journal that the strike in Yemen was aimed at killing senior Houthi leader Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi.
ABC News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Trump announces deal to stop bombing Houthis, end shipping attacks
President Donald Trump says the US will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen after the Iran-aligned group agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East. Following the announcement, Oman said it had mediated the ceasefire deal, marking a major shift in Houthi policy since the start of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023. Photo shows Four Houthis holding up rifles and wearing scarves around their heads. The US has launched its biggest military operation in the Middle East against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis since Donald Trump took office. How did we get here? Under the agreement, neither the US nor the Houthis would target the other, including US vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, Oman said in a statement. The statement from Oman did not mention whether the Houthis had agreed to stop attacks on Israel. The head of Yemen's Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, said the group would continue to support Gaza and that such attacks would continue. "To all Zionists from now on, stay in shelters or leave to your countries immediately as your failed government will not be able to protect you after today," Houthi-run Al Masirah TV cited him as saying. Separately, in a social media post on X, the head of Yemen's Houthi supreme revolutionary committee, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, said the US' halt of "aggression" against Yemen would be evaluated. The US intensified strikes on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis this year to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping. Rights activists have raised concerns over civilian casualties. "They said, please don't bomb us any more, and we're not going to attack your ships," Mr Trump said of the Houthis during an Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. " And I will accept their word, and we are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately. " Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike on Houthi infrastructure in Sana'a, Yemen on May 6. ( Reuters: Khaled Abdullah ) The Houthis have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea since Israel began its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian militant group's deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The US military has said it has struck more than 1,000 targets since its current operation in Yemen, known as Operation Rough Rider, started on March 15. The strikes, the US military said, had killed "hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders." Houthi, Israeli strikes Tensions have been high since the Gaza war began but have risen further since a Houthi missile landed near Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, prompting Israeli air strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port on Monday. The Israeli military carried out an air strike on Yemen's main airport in Sana'a on Tuesday, its second attack in two days on Iran-aligned Houthi rebels after a surge in tensions between the group and Israel Photo shows Mark Carney and Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office. The cordial tone of the leaders' meeting mostly belied the bitter trade war being fought by their countries. Under former president Joe Biden's administration, the US and Britain retaliated with air strikes against Houthi targets in an effort to keep open the crucial Red Sea trading route — the path for about 15 per cent of global shipping traffic. Trump did not say whether Britain had also agreed to the ceasefire. After Trump became US president in January, he decided to significantly intensify air strikes against the Houthis. The campaign came after the Houthis said they would resume attacks on Israeli ships passing through the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden. On April 28, a suspected US air strike hit a migrant centre in Yemen. Houthi TV says 68 people were killed in one of the deadliest attacks in six weeks of intensified US strikes. Reuters
Al Bawaba
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Trump claims Houthis pleaded for bombing to stop, Houthis fire back
Published May 6th, 2025 - 05:04 GMT However, the Houthis—officially known as Ansar Allah—quickly denied Trump's narrative. In a pointed response, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior member of the group's Supreme Political Council, rejected any suggestion of retreat or compromise. ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that the Houthi movement in Yemen has asked Washington to halt its airstrikes, vowing that he would "immediately stop bombing them" in response to what he described as the Houthis' desire to end hostilities. Also Read Israel strikes Sanaa International Airport in Yemen 'The Houthis said yesterday they no longer want to fight, and that's good news,' Trump told reporters during a press conference at the Oval Office. He added that the group had conveyed a message to the U.S., stating: "Please stop bombing us, and we will stop targeting ships." ⚡️🇺🇸BREAKING:REPORTER: Can you tell us a bit more about the deal that you've reached with the Houthis?TRUMP: "They've said 'please don't bomb us anymore and we're not going to attack your ships.'"REPORTER: And where did you hear about that? TRUMP: "A very good source...… — Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) May 6, 2025 Trump emphasized that while no formal agreement has been reached, he appreciates the gesture and is willing to de-escalate. However, the Houthis—officially known as Ansar Allah—quickly denied Trump's narrative. In a pointed response, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior member of the group's Supreme Political Council, rejected any suggestion of retreat or compromise. 'What we refused to accept in Palestine, we will not accept in Yemen,' he said. Al-Houthi reaffirmed the group's support for Gaza, warning, "The response is coming, and Netanyahu must prepare his resignation." The exchange came just hours after Israeli strikes targeted Sana'a International Airport, Amran's cement factory, and the Heziaz power station, killing three people and injuring 38, according to Ansar Allah media outlets. Yemenia Airlines suspended all flights to and from Sana'a following the attack, citing extensive damage to the passenger terminal, runway, and three commercial aircraft. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
