Donald Trump has announced the US will stop bombing Yemen after the Houthi rebels agreed to halt their attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
The President declared in the Oval Office that the Iran-backed group had "capitulated" to his demands.
Trump said: "We had some very good news last night. The Houthis have announced that they are not, or they've announced to us at least, that they don't want to fight any more.
"They just don't want to fight. And we will honour that, and we will stop the bombings."
Donald Trump has announced the US will stop bombing Yemen after the Houthi rebels agreed to halt their attacks on ships in the Red Sea
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Trump claimed he received this information from a "very, very good source".
The President has ordered bombings in Yemen since entering office, with support from the Royal Air Force.
The announcement comes as Israeli warplanes bombed the airport in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sana'a on Tuesday.
Israel's military said it took the airport "fully" out of action after hitting runways and aircraft.
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The president has ordered bombings in Yemen since entering office, with support from the Royal Air Force
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Plumes of thick, black smoke were seen billowing from the airport area after a series of strikes shook the capital.
Residents reported power outages in Sana'a and the Houthis-controlled port city of Hodeida after Israelis struck three electricity stations.
The Israeli military said its "fighter jets struck and dismantled Houthi terrorist infrastructure at the main airport in Sana'a, fully disabling the airport".
Israel targeted the airport because it "served as a central hub for the Houthi terrorist regime to transfer weapons and operatives".
Yemeni supporters of the Huthi movements raise their automatic rifles in the air along with a yellow flag of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement during a rally held in Sanaa on September 27, 2024 in protest against Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
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Before Tuesday's attacks, Israel's military urged Yemeni civilians to "immediately" evacuate the airport and “stay away from the area”.
The Houthis have vowed to retaliate, stating the "aggression will not pass without a response and Yemen will not be discouraged from its stance in support of Gaza".
The group has been attacking Israel and shipping in the Red Sea since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, has warned that retaliation "will not happen in one bang, but there will be many bangs".
Trump's announcement comes ahead of his trip to the Middle East scheduled to begin on Monday
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UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg called the exchange "a grave escalation in an already fragile and volatile regional context".
Trump's announcement comes ahead of his trip to the Middle East scheduled to begin on Monday.
The President also teased "one of the most important announcements that have been made in many years about a certain subject".
