News - Yemen: Yemenis in the capital, Sana’a, and 13 free governorates are taking part in the International Quds Day rallies in 60 squares, on Friday, to show their solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and condemn Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the occupied territories.

The Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Abdulmalik Al-Houthi had called, Thursday evening, on Yemeni people to participate in the Quds Day.

"Coming out en masse in the Quds Day rallies will express Yemenis faithful identity and will be an extension of the position of the supporters of the Messenger of Allah."

While the free provinces are preparing to go out in major rallies to commemorate the International Quds Day, the pro-Saudi authorities impose a complete ban on any popular activity in support of Al-Quds and the Palestinian people in six occupied governorates.

People taking part in the rallies seek to communicate to the world the deplorable conditions inflicted by Israel upon Palestinians and press the Israeli regime to respect the Palestinian people’s rights.

They are also seizing the opportunity to highlight Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestine and the regime’s atrocities against Palestinians.

Every year on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, worldwide rallies are held to commemorate the Palestinian people’s resistance against Israel and their struggle to liberate their territories, which have been occupied by Israel for decades.

The annual event is seen as an opportunity for freedom-seeking people across the world, regardless of faith, to voice their support for the Palestinian cause and vent their anger against the apartheid regime in Tel Aviv, which has occupied Palestinian territories since 1967.

The International Quds Day is among the legacies of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, who is revered as a spiritual leader by Muslims across the world. Back in 1979, shortly after leading an Islamic Revolution which toppled the US-backed Shah of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini named the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan the Quds Day.