The hours after Tuesday's US-Israeli bombings of Yemen, US President Donald Trump announced that the Houthi movement had capitulated. A ceasefire has been concluded, Oman's mediation announced afterwards.
Israel, however, did not know anything until Trump's message, which came during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House. According to Israeli media, Israel was caught off guard by the news – and over the fact that they had not been informed in advance.
According to Oman, the agreement between the US and Iran-backed Houthi movement means that the Yemeni extremists will stop attacking ships in the Red Sea. The US, in turn, promises to stop attacking Yemen.
According to the Houthis, the ceasefire with the US does not affect the militia's attacks on Israel – nor the attacks on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, AFP writes.
The sea lanes are safe for all international ships except the Israeli ones, says Abdulmalik Alejri, a member of the Houthi movement's political bureau, to the news agency.
On Wednesday, Israeli media report that Israel's air defense has shot down a drone that was likely fired from Yemen.
Tuesday's attacks on Yemen were extensive. The airport in the capital Sanaa remains closed after the bombings, and all flights are cancelled, AFP writes on Wednesday.
The airport suffered damages worth $500 million, airport chief Khaled al-Shaief tells the news agency. Terminals and multiple civilian aircraft were completely or partially destroyed.
