Almasirah:First Round of Yemen's Support for Palestine Against ‘Israeli’ Aggression

First Round of Yemen's Support for Palestine Against ‘Israeli’ Aggression

Yemen: Since the first day of the heroic battle of the Al-Aqsa Storm in Gaza, the revolutionary, political, and military leadership represented by Sayyed Abdulmalik Al-Houthi declared full solidarity with the Palestinian people.

On October 10, 2023, Sayyed Abdulmalik delivered a speech in which he addressed the developments in Palestine, beginning with congratulations and blessings to the beloved Palestinian people and their heroic fighters from the Al-Qassam Brigades, Al-Quds Brigades, and all the resistance factions.

The leader explained that this operation, through which God granted a historic victory to the heroic fighters of the Palestinian people, perhaps unprecedented in the jihad journey of the heroic fighters of the Palestinian people, achieved significant results in breaking equations and inflicting devastating losses on the criminal, arrogant, oppressive, and aggressor Zionist enemy.

He added that the Al-Aqsa Storm operation had very significant effects in advancing the level of jihadist performance of the heroic fighters in the Palestinian people, and it had great importance in terms of timing, given the circumstances, the reality, and the context in which it came at the level of the region's situation in general.

As the fifth and twenty-fifth day of the battle approached, and the world witnessed what was happening in occupied Palestine and the brutal Israeli-American aggression against Gaza, with daily massacres, genocide, comprehensive destruction, and suffocating siege, all before the eyes of the world with unlimited American-Western support for the criminal entity, and what Gaza faces from the weakness of the official Arab system and the complicity of some with the Israeli enemy.

In the face of all this, it was necessary for the Arab and Islamic peoples to speak out and stand with Gaza, its children, and its women.

In Yemen, and as a result of popular demands, the revolutionary leadership issued its directives to the Armed Forces to engage within the framework of the Al-Aqsa storm battle in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in support of their brave resistance in Gaza. The operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces escalated in four escalating rounds, highlighted as follows:

First Round: You are not alone... siege for siege

On October 10, Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi said in a speech: "We say to the Palestinian people and to the mujahideen brothers in Gaza, you are not alone. God is with you, and He is the best of helpers. Our Yemeni people are with you in every possible way. The American stance, threat, or intimidation will not deter us from our position alongside you."

He added: "All the free people of our nation are with you. The axis of resistance is present in important and effective roles. Hezbollah is present on the flaming front in northern Palestine alongside you."

He affirmed that "all the people of the world who still have a shred of human conscience are shouting for you and for your oppression. Trust in the victory of God Almighty, no matter how far the enemy goes in its crimes. Your steadfastness and jihad are a reason for divine victory with your oppression and suffering."

On October 31, 2023, the Armed Forces, through their official spokesperson Brigadier Yahya Saree, issued a statement saying: "With our sense of religious, moral, humanitarian, and national responsibility, and in response to the demands of our Yemeni people and the demands of the free peoples, and to help Palestinians in Gaza, it was necessary for the Yemeni Armed Forces to fulfill their duty by relying on God and as a victory for the historical injustice of the Palestinians."

He emphasized by saying: "Our Armed Forces launched a large batch of ballistic and winged missiles and a large number of drones on various targets of the Israeli enemy in the occupied territories."

He pointed out that "the Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that this operation is the third operation in support of our brothers in Palestine, and they affirm their continued implementation of more qualitative strikes with missiles and drones until the Israeli aggression stops."

Saree affirmed that "the stance of our Yemeni people towards the Palestinian cause is firm and principled, and the Palestinian people have the full right to self-defense and to obtain their legitimate rights in full, and what destabilizes the region and widens the circle of conflict is the continued existence of the Zionist enemy's crimes and massacres against the people of Gaza and all of occupied Palestine."

On November 1, 2023, the Yemeni Armed Forces launched a large batch of drones at various sensitive targets of the Israeli enemy in the occupied territories, and they reached their targets.

The Armed Forces affirmed that they continue to carry out their military operations in support of the oppression of the Palestinian people and in response to the calls and demands of the Yemeni people and all the peoples of the nation, until the Israeli aggression against Gaza stops."

On November 6, they announced that they had launched a batch of drones in the past hours at various sensitive targets of the Israeli enemy in the occupied territories, and the operation resulted in the suspension of movement in the targeted bases and airports for several hours.

On November 8, they announced that "the air defenses were able to shoot down an American MQ9 drone in the airspace of Yemeni regional waters and as part of American military support for the Zionist entity." The statement added that "it was shot down by the appropriate weapon."

On November 14, 2023, Brigadier General Yahya Saree stated in a statement: "the Armed Forces launched a batch of ballistic missiles at various targets for the Israeli enemy in the occupied Palestinian territories, including sensitive targets in the area of Umm Al-Rishrash (Eilat), just 24 hours after another military operation carried out by our armed forces with drones on the same targets."

Saree added, confirming the initiation of a second round of operations by saying: "The armed forces, within their military operations against the Israeli enemy, affirm the beginning of taking all practical measures to implement the directives issued regarding the appropriate handling of any Israeli ship in the Red Sea". He emphasized that the armed forces "will not hesitate to target any Israeli ship in the Red Sea or any place from the moment this statement is announced."

On November 19, 2023, the Armed Forces stated in a statement that, "based on religious, national, and ethical responsibility, and in response to the brutal Israeli-American aggression against the Gaza Strip, including daily massacres and genocide. It is also in response to the demands of Yemeni people and the demands of free peoples and in support of our oppressed people in Gaza."

They announced their intention to target all types of ships, including those carrying the Israeli flag, those operated by Israeli companies, and those owned by Israeli companies.

The Yemeni armed forces urged all countries of the world to take the following actions: withdraw their citizens working on these ships' crews, avoid shipping aboard these ships or dealing with them, inform their ships to stay away from these ships.

Hours after the previous statement, Brigadier General Yahya Saree appeared speaking in a new statement, known as Operation "Galaxy Leader," stating: "The naval forces of the Yemeni armed forces carried out a military operation in the Red Sea, resulting in the seizure of an Israeli ship and its detention to the Yemeni coast". He noted that "the Yemeni armed forces deal with the ship's crew in accordance with the teachings and values of Islamic religion."

In the statement, they reiterated the warning to all ships belonging to or dealing with the Israeli enemy that they would become legitimate targets for the armed forces and appealed "to all countries whose nationals work in the Red Sea to stay away from any action or activity with Israeli ships or ships owned by Israelis". He stressed "the continuation of the military operations against the Israeli enemy until the aggression against Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank stops."

On November 22, 2023, the Rocketry Force of the Yemeni Armed Forces launched a batch of cruise missiles at various military targets for the Israeli entity in Umm Al-Rashrash, south of the occupied Palestine.

The statement indicated that the Yemeni armed forces continue to carry out their military operations until the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank stops.

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