Trump says the US will stop bombing Yemen, israeli govt apparently surprised
The US president says the Houthis have told his administration they no longer want to “fight” and they would halt attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes.
“The Houthis have announced that they don’t want to fight any more,” Trump told reporters at the White House alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“They just don’t want to fight. And we will honour that, and we will – we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word. They say they will not be blowing up ships any more,” he said.
“We just found out about that. So I think that’s very, very positive. … I will accept their word, and we are going to stop the bombing of the booties, effective immediately,” he said.
The Houthis have not confirmed the pause. The US has been striking the Houthis on a near daily basis.
Pakistani artillery has responded according to the BBC