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US official confirms Israel was not informed of ceasefire with Houthis
A US official says the Trump administration did not notify Israel ahead of time of an agreement with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels to halt attacks.
Israel learned of the ceasefire when Trump announced it publicly during an oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The comment from the US official confirms Hebrew-language media reports citing Israeli officials saying Jerusalem was caught off guard by the announcement.
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