A ceasefire agreement between the Houthis and the United States was found, according to Oman-Liberation

The Houthis rebels of Yemen and the United States agreed with a ceasefire, said Omanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Badr Al-Boussaïdi. « Following recent discussions and contacts led by the Sultanate of Oman with the United States and the authorities concerned in Sanaa (…) The efforts led to a cease-fire agreement between the two parties », announced the Omani minister, adding that« in the future, None of the two parties will target the otherincluding American shipsin the Red Sea and in the Strait of Bab Al-Mandeb ”.

A little earlier in the day, it was Donald Trump himself who declared the stopping of the strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying that these insurgents had agreed to no longer bomb the ships sailing On an essential path for world trade.

This announcement occurred a few hours later Israeli air bombings that destroyed the Yemenite capital international airport, Sanaaand left three dead, according to the rebels. The American president also promised a « Very, very big announcement » Before his trip to the Middle East next week.

“The Houthis announced (…) that they no longer wanted to fight. They just don’t want to fight anymore. And we are going to honor this. We will stop the bombing, and they have capitulated ”, he said in the oval office alongside From the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney. « They say they will not explode any ships, and that was our goal, » added Trump stressing that the information came from a « Very, very good source ».

In the evening, without mentioning the cease-fire agreement with the United States announced by Oman, the Houthis said they were going to take revenge against Israel. The political leader of the rebels, Mahdi Al-Mashat, promised a response « Lightning, painful and beyond what the Israeli enemy can bear », in a press release indicating that the strikes « Would continue ».

Affirming to act in solidarity with the Palestinians, the Houthis have claimed dozens of missile and drone attacks against Israel since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. They also attacked ships which they consider linked to Israel off Yemen, on An essential sea route for world trade.

In response to a Houthi missile shot on the main International Airport in Israel on Sunday, the Hebrew State led strikes against Sanaa airport, electric resorts in the region and a cement plant in Amrane (North), said the Al-Massirah rebels chain, reporting three people.

« Three of the seven planes belonging to the Yemenia national company were destroyed at Sanaa airport, and the international airport was completely destroyed, » said an airport manager.

Since 2022, only the Yemeni national company Yemenia has been providing a limited commercial link from Sanaa airport, with Amman as the main destination. The airport also hosts humanitarian flights operated by the UN. The Houthis warned that « The (Israeli) attack will not remain unanswered ».

Supported by Iran, a sworn enemy of Israel, the Houthis have been at war against power in Yemen since 2014 and control a large part of this poor country of the Arabian Peninsula located more than 1,800 km from Israeli territory. The Houthis are part, with Palestinian Hamas and the Lebanese Hezbollah in particular, of what Iran presents as « The resistance axis » Faced with Israel. Tehran nevertheless denies military aid to the Houthis.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz accused Iran of being « Directly responsible » attacks by the Houthi rebels against Israel and warned that he would suffer « All consequences ».

While almost all of the Houthi shots have been intercepted for more than a year by the Israeli aerial defenses, Sunday a missile struck directly for the first time inside the perimeter of Ben Gerion airport near Tel Aviv.

Yemeni rebels have claimed « A hypersonic ballistic missile shot on Ben Gurion », which caused a brief interruption of air traffic and a provisional suspension of international flights.

Update At 9:40 p.m. with the reaction of the Houthi rebels who do not mention the cease-fire agreement.