Israel announces alone for self-defense according to Trump-Houthi-Truce
Israel announces alone for self-defense according to Trump-Houthi-Truce
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that Israel will "defend himself alone" against the Houthi rebels in Yemen after US President Donald Trump has completed a deal with the group supported by Iran.
Surprising US deal with the Houthis
The US deal, which was announced just a few hours after the extensive air raids of the Israeli armed forces at the international airport in Yemen and other facilities, came as a surprise to Israel. An Israeli civil servant announced CNN that Israel was not informed about the armistice in advance. The Israeli air strikes were a reaction to a Houthi attack on Israels Main airport .
US military action and Houthi attacks
According to Trump, the US government would hire a current military campaign against the Houthis, in exchange for the group that the group stops its attacks on US interests in the region. The Houthis recognized the deal, but made it clear that their attacks on Israel will continue. After the announcement, the high-ranking Houthi leader Mohammed Ali al-Houthi said that the deal was "a victory that separates the support of the United States for the temporary entity (Israel) and a failure for Netanyahu".Israel's independent defense strategy
on Wednesday Netanyahu said: "Israel will defend itself." In the past, Israel carried out joint attacks with the United States against the Houthis, but the two consecutive days of Israeli attacks on Yemen took place without American support at the beginning of this week. Netanyahu added in a video that was published on social media: "If others support us - our American friends - - all the better. If not, we will still defend ourselves."
Trump about the Houthi development
Trump described the deal on Tuesday as the capitulation of the Houthis, but said on Wednesday that the talks had "a good result with the Houthis" and that they demonstrated a "great ability to resistance to punishment" by repeated US attacks. "You could say there is a lot of bravery there," said Trump during the inauguration of his ambassador in China in the White House. "It was astonishing what they endured." He added that the United States would not respect its promise not to attack the Houthis obligations.
Israeli reactions to US policy
The ceasefire between the USA and the Houthis, according to the former US envoy for the Middle East, Dennis Ross, left the Israeli government outside. Ross found that Netanyahu was left unclear during the conversations with Hamas in March and only learned about nuclear issues with Iran by Trump's announcement in the Oval Office last month. The US Houthi ceasefire is another example of Israel's concerns for the White House only played a subordinate role.
The assessment of the Israeli leadership
It remains to be seen whether the Houthi rocket attacks will stop on Israel, but Israel does not appear to be a significant factor in the thinking process of the White House. "The Trump administration is thinking about America's interests," said Ross.
So far there has been no public criticism of the decision of the White House of Israeli officials. Netanyahu, who has openly criticized the demands and policies of the bid administration in the past, is one of Trump's volume international supporters. Other members of the government have also held back in their assessment and instead concentrate on Israel's determination against the Houthis.
advanced security policy measures
The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said on Thursday that “Israel must be able to defend itself against every threat and enemy. This was the case with many challenges in the past, and that will remain so in the future.” Trump had classified the Houthi Group as President as a foreign terrorist organization in the last days of his first term. President Joe Biden raised this classification at the beginning of his presidency in 2021, while Trump again confirmed .
cnns Jeremy Diamond contributed to reporting.
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