Aggression will not deter Yemen, enemy to be disciplined: Al-Mashat

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English
29 Mar 2025 22:58

Mahdi al-Mashat, the head of Yemen's political council, reaffirms solidarity with Palestine as the United States escalates its aggression on the nation.

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Yemeni Supreme Political Council President Mahdi Al-Mashat in an undisclosed location in Sanaa, Yemen, 2020. (Yemeni media)

The head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, stated on Saturday that the US aggression against Yemen is in support of the Israeli occupation’s crimes against the Palestinian people, stressing that they are a failure and have resulted only in the killing of children and women and the targeting of civilian infrastructure.

In a speech marking Eid al-Fitr, al-Mashat expressed sorrow that Yemenis were celebrating the holiday while their brothers in Gaza were being massacred. However, he took solace in the fact that the Yemeni people had not abandoned Gaza.

He praised Yemen’s stance, highlighting military operations and the blockade of Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. He also pointed to the massive demonstrations on International al-Quds Day as proof of Yemen's unwavering support for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and occupied al-Quds.

Al-Mashat stated that the Yemeni Armed Forces remain actively engaged in strategic confrontations against aggressors, including aircraft carriers and warships. He noted that they had successfully thwarted several enemy attacks and would continue to resist until victory was achieved.

He emphasized that US aggression would not deter Yemen from fulfilling its duty toward Palestine and its own people. Instead, he asserted that it would only strengthen Yemen’s military capabilities and challenge American dominance.

Concluding his address, al-Mashat affirmed Yemen’s resilience, stating that the country possesses both the experience and determination to teach its enemies a lesson they have failed to learn from past and ongoing wars against Yemen.

US airstrikes escalate in Yemen as 71 raids hit in 24 hours

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported Friday that US warplanes launched more than 26 airstrikes targeting multiple areas in Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and the provinces of Saada and al-Jawf.

In Sanaa, the strikes focused on the southern region of the city. Eight raids specifically hit the al-Sawad area in the Sanhan district, located south of the capital.

In Saada province, northern Yemen, US forces carried out 10 additional strikes, including two on the Sahar district.

One civilian was killed and three others injured when a farm east of Saada City was bombed.

This marks a clear escalation in US military activity. Within 24 hours, a total of 71 airstrikes were recorded across Sanaa and the provinces of Amran, Saada, al-Jawf, Marib, and Hodeidah.

The leader of Ansar Allah, Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi, reaffirmed Yemen's stance against "Israel" and support of Palestine, emphasizing that the US will not subdue the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Sayyed Abdul Malik affirmed in a speech commemorating al-Quds Day that the United States is incapable of achieving its goals and that its attempts will not affect Yemen’s military operations at sea, while the missile strikes targeting the Israeli entity will continue without any party being able to stop them.