Trump says Yemen's Houthis have "capitulated"
The Houthi militia in Yemen has “capitulated” and does not “want to fight anymore,” according to claims made by US President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Trump announced that the United States would immediately cease air strikes on Yemen during...
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The Houthi militia in Yemen has “capitulated” and does not “want to fight anymore,” according to claims made by US President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Trump announced that the United States would immediately cease air strikes on Yemen during a press event at the White House with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
This decision follows weeks of US-led attacks aimed at the Houthi militant group, which has now committed to halting assaults on commercial maritime traffic in the region. Trump mentioned that the Houthis communicated their desire to end hostilities, stating, “We will honor that and we will stop the bombings. They have capitulated.”
The primary objective of the bombing campaign, in which both the US and UK participated, was to prevent the Houthi group from “blowing up ships,” Trump explained.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented, “This was always a freedom of navigation issue. These guys are a band of individuals with advanced weaponry that were threatening global shipping, and the job was to get that to stop.”
In response to Trump’s announcement, senior Houthi official Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi stated that the movement would continue its support for Gaza and called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, citing “crimes” and “failed terrorism.”
“The Yemeni people will not be intimidated by American and Israeli terrorism, and the crimes they have committed in Yemen are the same genocidal crimes they commit in Gaza,” Al-Houthi asserted, not directly addressing Trump’s remarks.
The Houthi militia's actions against maritime traffic reportedly linked to Israel, as well as long-range missile and drone attacks on Israel, have been crucial aspects of their campaign to support Palestinians amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
James del Carmen for TROIB News
On Tuesday, Trump announced that the United States would immediately cease air strikes on Yemen during a press event at the White House with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
This decision follows weeks of US-led attacks aimed at the Houthi militant group, which has now committed to halting assaults on commercial maritime traffic in the region. Trump mentioned that the Houthis communicated their desire to end hostilities, stating, “We will honor that and we will stop the bombings. They have capitulated.”
The primary objective of the bombing campaign, in which both the US and UK participated, was to prevent the Houthi group from “blowing up ships,” Trump explained.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented, “This was always a freedom of navigation issue. These guys are a band of individuals with advanced weaponry that were threatening global shipping, and the job was to get that to stop.”
In response to Trump’s announcement, senior Houthi official Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi stated that the movement would continue its support for Gaza and called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, citing “crimes” and “failed terrorism.”
“The Yemeni people will not be intimidated by American and Israeli terrorism, and the crimes they have committed in Yemen are the same genocidal crimes they commit in Gaza,” Al-Houthi asserted, not directly addressing Trump’s remarks.
The Houthi militia's actions against maritime traffic reportedly linked to Israel, as well as long-range missile and drone attacks on Israel, have been crucial aspects of their campaign to support Palestinians amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
James del Carmen for TROIB News
