Houthi Support to Gaza Persists Amid Yemen Ceasefire
Amidst the ongoing truce, Houthis reaffirm their commitment to Gaza. - Persisting with loyalty to Gaza, despite the truce, Houthis declare their devotion.
The Houthi militia, after announcing a ceasefire with the U.S. in Yemen, has shown no signs of backing off their support for Gaza. The primary focus remains on obstructing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and facilitating humanitarian aid deliveries.
The surprise declaration by U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the cessation of U.S. attacks on the Houthis, marked by Oman's foreign minister's announcement of a ceasefire between the U.S. and the Houthi militia.
However, the Houthi militia has remained mum on whether they will halt their attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Mahdi al-Mashat, chairman of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthis, publicly stated that no retreat in supporting Gaza is in sight. Al-Mashat warned the Israelis to seek shelter or leave their country, claiming that their government would no longer be able to protect them.
The U.S. military has been waging attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen for months. In response, the Houthis have been regularly targeting commercial and military ships in the Red Sea and firing rockets into Israel in solidarity with Hamas, who also receives backing from Iran. The attacks on Israel were not acknowledged by Trump or the Omani foreign ministry's statement.
Experts analyze the sudden agreement between the Houthis and the U.S. predominantly in light of the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran. An Iranian newspaper had previously described Houthi attacks on Israel as a barrier to nuclear negotiations, suggesting that both Tehran and Washington shared this assessment.
Trump reported three more hostages kidnapped by Islamist terror groups in the Gaza Strip have perished, leaving 21 hostages alive. The Israeli government, however, maintains that 24 hostages are still alive. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalated further as the Israeli military claimed to have killed a commander of the Shiite Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military has once again lost a fighter jet in the Red Sea. The F/A-18 Super Hornet crashed during landing on the aircraft carrier "USS Harry S. Truman." Both the pilot and weapons systems officer managed to eject safely, sustaining minor injuries. The U.S. has suffered another loss in the Red Sea just weeks prior, when a different F/A-18 from the "USS Harry S. Truman" crashed and was unable to be recovered.
Keywords:
- Houthi
- Gaza
- Donald Trump
- Ceasefire
- USA
- U.S. President
- Israel
- Islamist militia
- Red Sea
- Yemen
- Iran
- Lebanon
- Military
- Ships
Insights:
- The Houthi militia and the U.S. have agreed to a ceasefire, ending U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. The absence of Houthi support for Gaza in recent developments has not been substantiated by available information.
- The European Union, expressing concern over recent events in the Middle East, has also assessed the ongoing war-and-conflicts, politics, and general news, including the Houthi's continued support for Gaza and attacks on the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Authority.
- In a seemingly contrary move, the Houthi militia, despite announcing a ceasefire with the U.S., has nearly confirmed their ongoing support for Gaza, remaining silent on halting attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
- Mahdi al-Mashat, chairman of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthis, has publicly assessed no retreat in supporting Gaza, even threatening Israel with potential future attacks.
- Iran, which is engaged in ongoing nuclear negotiations, has been assessed, along with the U.S., to share an assessment of the Houthi attacks on Israel as a barrier to these negotiations.
