US Ambassador Mike Huckabee Says No Israel Permission Needed for Houthis Deal; Response Only If Americans Hurt

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Updated May 9, 2025, 04:38 PM

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, stated that the United States does not require Israel's permission to reach an agreement with the Yemeni Houthi group, also known as Ansar Allah. Huckabee emphasized that the U.S. will only respond militarily to Houthi attacks if American citizens are harmed. He noted that there are approximately 700,000 American citizens residing in Israel and that any Houthi aggression causing injury to these Americans would prompt a U.S. response. Otherwise, the U.S. intends to remain uninvolved in conflicts between Israel and the Houthis. This position was conveyed amid reports of growing tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the U.S. approach to the Houthis.

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Sulaiman Ahmed

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MIKE HUCKABEE - TRUMP’S AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL: "America isn’t required to get permission from Israel to make some type of arrangement that would get the Houthis from firing on our ships. There’s 700,000 Americans living in Israel. If the Houthis want to continue doing things to https://t.co/nTgXy12k3y

The Telegraph

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🔴 US will only respond to Houthi attacks that hurt Americans https://t.co/di4kag94QU

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Huckabee: US ‘isn’t required to get permission from Israel’ to cut deal with Houthis Amid shock in Israel at Trump’s deal with Yemeni terror group, ambassador indicates in TV interview that US will only respond to Houthi attacks on Israel if American citizens hurt