{"id":17114,"date":"2025-05-07T18:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17114"},"modified":"2025-05-07T18:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:12:30","slug":"houthis-urge-trump-to-pay-for-airstrike-damage-reaffirm-targeting-of-israeli-maritime-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/07\/houthis-urge-trump-to-pay-for-airstrike-damage-reaffirm-targeting-of-israeli-maritime-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis Urge Trump to Pay for Airstrike Damage, Reaffirm Targeting of Israeli Maritime Routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Yemen\u2019s Ministry of Health in Sanaa announced that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday targeting the capital and the provinces of Hudaydah and Amran has risen to 7 killed and 94 injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1531\">Amid rising regional tensions, Ansar Allah (the Houthi movement) issued statements addressing two key themes: fierce rejection of former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s claim that they had \u201csurrendered,\u201d and confirmation that their military support for Gaza would continue, including operations against Israeli maritime routes in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1770\">Trump, speaking Tuesday from the White House after more than 50 days of what he described as a \u201ccrushing and deadly campaign,\u201d claimed that the Houthis no longer wish to fight, and that the U.S. would cease its airstrikes in Yemen:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1916\">\u201cThey surrendered\u2014and more importantly, we believe them. They say they won\u2019t attack ships anymore, and that\u2019s the point of what we were doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15222\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15222 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4555555-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"American warplanes hit water infrastructure in Al-Hudaydah,\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4555555-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4555555-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4555555-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4555555-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4555555.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since March 15, U.S. airstrikes in Yemen have killed 61 civilians and wounded 139, including attacks on water infrastructure in Al-Hudaydah.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-30\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8f3034c3-2876-4b51-ba61-3a1d6652fcc3\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"95\">Houthis Reject Trump\u2019s Claim, Link U.S. Ceasefire to Upcoming Regional Visit<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2148\">However, Houthi leaders denied this narrative entirely, calling Trump\u2019s remarks an admission of failure and an attempt to save face. They also hinted that any U.S. ceasefire is tied to Trump\u2019s upcoming visit to the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2269\">In a statement via the Houthi-run SABA news agency, Mehdi Al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council, said:\u201cWe informed the Americans, indirectly, that continued escalation would affect the criminal Trump\u2019s visit to the region\u2014and nothing more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2423\">He added:\u201cIf Trump wants to end his aggression and offer reparations, that\u2019s up to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2665\">Media reports suggest Saudi Arabia exerted heavy pressure on Washington to halt its Yemen strikes ahead of Trump\u2019s visit, concerned about regional optics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2924\">Some analysts, such as The Atlantic, speculated Iran may have backed a ceasefire proposal as a goodwill gesture in ongoing nuclear talks. However, Houthi leaders insist no formal agreement exists\u2014only verbal understandings relayed via Omani mediation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2926\" data-end=\"3017\">Mohammed Abdulsalam, head of the Houthi negotiating delegation, told Al-Masirah TV:\u201cOur position hasn\u2019t changed. It\u2019s the Americans who have shifted theirs. Support for Gaza will not stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3223\">He affirmed that Houthi maritime operations against Israeli vessels would persist, asserting:\u201cAmerican claims of surrender reflect weakness. They couldn\u2019t even protect Israeli ships.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15420\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15420 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yemen-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kamaran Island Hit as Yemen Becomes Battlefield Once Again\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yemen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yemen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yemen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yemen-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yemen.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Trump administration resumes major military operations in Yemen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"87ecc6e6-e82e-43fa-bd14-b77d2a9fcc4f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"124\"><br data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"19\" \/>Houthis Vow to Continue Red Sea Strikes as U.S.-Brokered Truce Faces Doubts and Israeli Frustration Grows<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3318\" data-end=\"3511\">Other Houthi figures, like political bureau member Diaa Al-Shami, dismissed Trump\u2019s statement as an attempt to \u201ccover up U.S. failure in Yemen,\u201d while Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti told Bloomberg:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3514\" data-end=\"3649\">\u201cOperations in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/01\/23\/houthi-response-to-unprecedented-us-and-uk-airstrikes-in-yemens-red-sea-region\/\"> the Red Sea<\/a> and against Israel will continue regardless of consequences until the aggression and blockade on Gaza ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3769\">Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/05\/16\/yemens-houthis-escalate-military-operations-in-support-of-gaza-fourth-phase-initiated\/\">Houthi<\/a> officials framed the situation as a strategic win, separating U.S. backing from Israeli operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"4030\">A senior U.S. official told Al Jazeera that the \u201cunderstanding\u201d with the Houthis was verbal, not formal, and was facilitated via Oman. The U.S. hopes this will restore freedom of navigation, while anticipating that Houthi attacks on Israel may continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4032\" data-end=\"4177\">Meanwhile, Israel expressed frustration after learning of the ceasefire from Trump\u2019s public announcement. An Israeli official told Axios:\u201cWe weren\u2019t informed in advance. Trump surprised us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4235\" data-end=\"4402\">Axios noted that the fragile truce follows months of U.S. escalation in the Middle East and retaliatory drone and missile exchanges that strained American logistics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4404\" data-end=\"4713\">In a rare comment, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry welcomed the Omani-mediated de-escalation, praising the resilience of Yemenis and condemning the U.S. as a complicit party in Israel\u2019s crimes.<br data-start=\"4593\" data-end=\"4596\" \/>Iran called on the international community to intervene and stop attacks on Yemen\u2019s infrastructure and civilians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4715\" data-end=\"4886\">Finally, USNI News reported that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the mission of the USS Harry S. Truman strike group in the Red Sea by another week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Yemen\u2019s Ministry of Health in Sanaa announced that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday targeting the capital and the provinces of Hudaydah and Amran has risen to 7 killed and 94 injured. 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