Yemen's US-Houthi Armistice Is Not Applicable To Israel

The Houthis insist the ceasefire agreement between their groups and the United States (US) does not apply to Israel.

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the US would stop bombing the Houthis allied to Iran in Yemen, saying the group had agreed to stop attacking US ships.

After Trump made the announcement, Oman said he had mediated a ceasefire agreement to stop attacks on US ships.

There have been no reports of Houthi attacks on shipments in the Red Sea region since January.

"The agreement does not involve Israel in any form or manner," Mohammed Abdulsalam, head of Houthi negotiators told Reuters on Wednesday, May 7.

"As long as they announce the termination (of the US attack) and they are truly committed to it, our position is to defend ourselves so we will stop," he added.

While tensions may have eased between the United States and the Houthis, the years-long formidable force of the Saudi-led massive bombings in Yemen's civil war, the agreement does not rule out attacks on ships or other targets linked to Israel.

The US intensified attacks on the Houthis this year to stop attacks on shipments of goods in the Red Sea. Human rights activists have voiced concerns over the fall of civilian casualties.

"They said 'please don't bomb us anymore and we won't attack your ships'," Trump said of the Houthis during a meeting in the Oval Room with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

"And I will accept their words, and we will stop bombings of the Houthis from now on," he said.