Trump says Houthis have ‘capitulated,’ U.S. will stop bombing militants
By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 6, 2025
President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. would stop airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen because the terrorists said they don’t want to fight anymore.
Mr. Trump said the Houthis had reached out to surrender. When asked how the terrorists contacted the White House, he declined to say.
“They don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to fight, and we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word that they will not be blowing up ships anymore,” Mr. Trump said during a White House meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“I will accept their word, and we are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately,” the president said without elaborating.
“I think that’s very positive,” Mr. Trump said. “They were knocking out a lot of ships.”
Meanwhile, Israel’s military launched airstrikes against the Houthis that it said fully disabled the international airport in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Israel’s attacks were its second round of airstrikes on targets in Yemen in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike Sunday on Israel’s international airport.
A U.S. official said the administration did not notify Israel of the agreement with the Houthis before Mr. Trump announced it.
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