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US reaches truce with Houthis hours after Israel bombs their airport in Yemen

JL;DR SUMMARY The United States has reached a truce with the Houthi group in Yemen, mediated by Oman, shortly after Israel retaliated against the Houthis for a missile strike on Ben-Gurion Airport by bombing a Houthi-controlled airport in Sanaa. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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United StatesTrumpIranNetanyahuMiddle East ConflictRed Sea ShippingBen Gurion AirportHouthiOman Mediation

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC."
Louisiana, United States
"Before Trumps announcement, Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican, had told Jewish Insider about the Houthis that the president needs to turn them into fish food."
South Carolina, United States
"But South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a supporter of Israel and close Trump ally, urged Israel to continue its own attacks."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The agreement comes at a tense time for Israel, which is reeling from the disruption wrought by Sundays strike and from months of intermittent attacks from the Houthis."
Sanaa, Central District, Israel
"On Tuesday, Israel retaliated with a strike that, its military said, disabled the airport in Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthis."
Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"But that alignment in Yemen ended abruptly on Tuesday, shortly after Israeli jets bombed a Houthi airport in Yemens capital in retaliation for a successful missile strike on Israels Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday."
Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen
"On Tuesday, Israel retaliated with a strike that, its military said, disabled the airport in Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthis."
Oman
"That truce, mediated by Oman, did not include Israel, which reportedly hadnt even been given advance warning of the deal."
Iran
"The Houthis, like Hamas, are funded by Iran, and Israel has bombed Houthi targets in Yemen in response."

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