Trump says air strikes on Yemen will stop as Oman confirms ceasefire with Houthis
The Houthi rebels began targeting ships in the Red Sea they believed had links to Israel shortly after the war in Gaza started in October 2023, in strikes they said were in solidarity with the Palestinians.
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The Houthi rebels began targeting ships in the Red Sea they believed had links to Israel shortly after the war in Gaza started in October 2023, in strikes they said were in solidarity with the Palestinians.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/07/trump-says-air-strikes-on-yemen-will-stop-as-oman-confirms-ceasefire-with-houthis
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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump announced he's calling off further airstrikes against Yemen,
00:08saying the Houthis have pledged to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea.
00:12The Houthis have announced that they are not, or they've announced to us at least,
00:16that they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight.
00:20And we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated,
00:32but more importantly, we will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore.
00:39Oman's foreign minister confirmed that discussions involving Washington, Muscat, and Yemeni negotiators
00:45resulted in a ceasefire agreement between the two sides.
00:48The Houthis began their Red Sea attack shortly after the war in Gaza started in October 2023,
00:55which they said were in solidarity with Palestinians.
00:59The Trump administration began its intensified military campaign against the Houthis in March,
01:06promising to use overwhelming lethal force to prevent further Houthi attacks on merchant vessels.