Houthi: US airstrikes cannot stop Yemen's anti-Israeli operations
The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement says US airstrikes on his country are being conducted in support of Israel and constitute part of the decisive battle between the Yemeni nation and the occupying regime.
Speaking in a televised speech on Thursday, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Yemeni attacks against strategic installations deep inside the Israeli-occupied territories will continue, and the US military cannot stop them by any means.
“Our naval operations will be maintained as well, and the navigation of Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandab Strait, the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea will not be allowed at all. The Israeli enemy is desperate to regain the ability to navigate in the Red Sea waters,” he added.
Turning to the Gaza conflict, Houthi said nearly 1,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children, got killed and wounded this week as a result of relentless Israeli attacks in Gaza.
“The Israeli enemy has completely destroyed more than 7,000 Palestinian families in its aggression against the Gaza Strip. These atrocities and heinous crimes against families in Gaza can be best described as genocide.
“The Zionist entity has committed the crime of mass murder against more than 18,000 Palestinian children, and this constitutes a very horrific crime within a small expanse of land,” he added.
The Ansarullah leader said the Israeli military has also killed over 12,400 women, and more than 1,400 doctors and medical staffers. “Such figures attest to the Tel Aviv regime’s attempts to plug up healthcare services in the Gaza Strip.”
Houthi stated that the Israeli enemy has been preventing any humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip for nearly two months.
“The specter of famine threatens more than 2 million Palestinians, who are at risk of dying from hunger before the eyes of the human community,” he said.
“Israel uses starvation as a deadly method of warfare against Palestinians. The appalling and distressing scenes of Palestinian children touch anybody’s heart. The scenes of women and children gathering over the small amount of leftover food are an absolute disgrace to the international community and humanitarian organizations.”
Houthi said the Israeli military continues to commit all kinds of aggression and attacks in the West Bank, including abduction, destruction, excavation and killings.
Additionally, Israeli forces’ acts of aggression in the occupied al-Quds and the desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound continue unabated.
“When illegal Israeli settlers storm the courtyard of the al-Aqsa Mosque, they try to defile the holy site through dancing, singing, and uttering profane remarks. The Israeli occupation regime seeks to build an elevator at the western wall of the Noble Sanctuary, which constitutes a step towards Judaizing al-Quds,” Houthi said.
The Ansarullah chief stated that Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza have exhibited great resilience over the past week, and al-Qassam Brigades members were able to carry out a number of unprecedented military operations.
“The operations gave the criminal Israeli military a great surprise, and dealt a strategic blow to the forces.”
The Israeli enemy also continues its aggression, including killing and destruction in Lebanon, Houthi said.
“This week, Israeli troops set up a new military position on Lebanese soil in a flagrant violation of the November 27 ceasefire agreement. This translates into occupation in every sense of the word,” he said.
The Ansarullah leader emphasized that the Hezbollah resistance movement remains a real deterrent for the Israeli enemy.
“If it were not for the group, the Israeli enemy would dare to invade Lebanon and completely occupy it,” Houthi said.
“We salute our dear brethren in Hezbollah and the Lebanese resistance front, and to the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, who delivered a fairly keynote speech. We emphasize that we stand with Hezbollah to help them against any escalation of Israeli assaults.” .
