FEATURE | Depleted but still potent: US bombing weakens but doesn't destroy Houthi threat in Yemen

But after weeks of intensive US strikes, the Houthis, who have controlled most of Yemen for nearly a decade, were still able to strike Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday.

"(This operation shows) the Houthis can survive pretty much any bombing campaign," said one US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

The group had carried out over 100 attacks on shipping lanes since Israel's war with Hamas began in October 2023.

Under the agreement, Oman said in its statement, neither the US nor the Houthis would target the other, including US vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Pentagon was notified as early as Monday evening that a ceasefire was possible, a second US official told Reuters.