Trump: Saudi Arabia May Accept Israeli Aid Against Houthis, Revive Abraham Accords

Speaking to reporters, including a Fox News correspondent, Trump affirmed that Israel's support has been significant and that Saudi Arabia is very happy to receive assistance from both Israel and the United States. He suggested that the kingdom would likely accept even more support in the future. However, Trump did not specify the exact nature of the aid, such as whether it involved intelligence sharing or military coordination. According to Ynetnews, there has been no overt Israeli military action against the Houthis since fighting recently resumed in Yemen.

The United States has been actively working to broker a normalization deal to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords. While Saudi Arabia paused these diplomatic talks following the October 7th attack by the terrorist organization Hamas, Trump indicated that negotiations are now back on the table. He previously linked a US-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement announced in July to the kingdom's willingness to establish official diplomatic ties with Israel. No formal agreements or timelines have been announced.