Trump Announces US Ceasefire with Houthis, End of Bombing Campaign

President Trump announced that the U.S. has reached a truce with Yemen's Houthi rebels, stating the militants have agreed to stop targeting ships in Middle Eastern waters and promising to halt U.S. airstrikes against them immediately. Trump described the Houthis as having 'capitulated' and emphasized that the U.S. would honor their word as they indicated they 'don’t want to fight anymore.' The Houthis have been responsible for numerous attacks on commercial and U.S.-linked ships in the Red Sea since the onset of the Gaza conflict. His remarks came after recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Houthi targets, including Sana'a International Airport and Hodeidah Port, which were in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. Trump did not specify whether the truce would affect Houthi attacks on Israel or Israeli-linked targets. The U.S. military has not yet commented on the truce.