The Israeli military bombed the airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Tuesday, claiming to have disabled the airfield in an attack that left commercial aircraft burning on the tarmac as its fighter jets struck power plants and other targets.
The Houthis described the Israeli attacks as killing at least seven people and wounding 74 others over two days.
But the future of American attacks on the Houthis, who have pledged to continue to target Israel, was thrown into question after US President Donald Trump said America would stop striking the Houthis.
Trump described the rebels as having “capitulated” and agreed to stop targeting shipping in the Red Sea, though the rebels did not specifically acknowledge such a pledge.