Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday evening to launch further attacks on Yemen, even if "our American friends" do not join in.

This comes a day after the United States and the Yemeni Houthi group, mediated by the Sultanate of Oman, reached a ceasefire agreement that does not include Israel.

Netanyahu commented on the agreement, saying in a televised address: "Israel will defend itself, and we are doing so in Yemen and other places at very great distances."

He continued, "If our American friends join us, that would be good, but if they don't, as I said, we will defend ourselves with our own strength," he said.

In response to Israel's ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis have launched attacks on Israeli ships and targets within the country.