Yemen’s Ansarullah: Deal with US Will Not Halt Yemeni Strikes on ’Israel’

By Staff, Agencies

The Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement confirmed that the US pause in airstrikes on Yemen in exchange for a halt on attacks on US warships in the Red Sea does not alter Yemen’s position on targeting “Israel”.

Ansarullah’s spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam stressed that Yemen's Armed Forces will continue to target “Israeli” positions in solidarity with Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

The agreement with the US has “no connection with our stance on supporting Gaza”, Abdul-Salam said, adding “the support of Yemeni nation for Gaza will expand in a better way.”

Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the US will stop bombing Yemen, saying that the country had agreed to stop targeting ships in the Red Sea. Oman said it had mediated the ceasefire deal.

“Yemen’s position on the Palestinian issue and its support for Gaza will not change. We received requests from the US through the Sultanate of Oman, and what changed was the US position, while our stance remains unchanged,” Abdul-Salam said, adding "the position declared by Trump reflects this”.

“The statement made by Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifies that this agreement was for halting US aggression against Yemen in exchange for halting attacks on US ships, without any mention of targeting the territory occupied by the Zionist entity.”

The Ansarullah spokesman emphasized that the US proposal showed its incompetence and failure, as the country was unable to protect "Israeli" ships.

Abdul-Salam said Yemen is still evaluating the US position in a bid to ensure that it was not just a statement.

“If the US resumes its attacks, we will resume operations against Washington,” the resistance group's spokesperson said.

On Tuesday, Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi said, “In the future, neither side will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, ensuring freedom of navigation and the smooth flow of international commercial shipping.”