Israeli onslaught in Gaza 'crime of the century': Sayyed Al-Houthi

By Al Mayadeen English
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Ansar Allah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi condemns "Israel's" crimes in Gaza, warns of Al-Aqsa threat, and questions Saudi arms shipments to the occupation.

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Ansar Allah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a speech in Sanaa, Yemen, July 20, 2025 (Yemeni Military Media)

During his weekly address, the leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, vehemently condemned "Israel's" most horrific crimes in Gaza, particularly those committed over the past week with relentless bombing and deliberate starvation.

The resulting humanitarian toll has been devastating, al-Houthi said, with hundreds of Palestinians martyred and thousands more injured. He further warned that 250,000 Palestinian children now face the risk of a slow, agonizing death, due to the suffocating Israeli siege and the subsequent acute malnutrition.

Sayyed al-Houthi described the scale of starvation in Gaza as “horrific”, calling it “the crime of the century and of our time.” He further accused the occupation of continuing its policies of “thirst and brutal extermination,” pointing to the deliberate targeting of water infrastructure and blockade-induced deprivation.

"ننقل لكل أمتنا الإسلامية رسالة لأحد المجاهدين الفلسطينيين أثناء الاشتباك في عملية خان يونس قال فيها: نقول للأمة جمعاء نحن حجة عليكم، لا حجة لكم لا سامح الله من تخاذل، ولا سامح الله من ترك #غزة وحدها".

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Plans to isolate al-Quds and threaten Al-Aqsa

The Ansar Allah leader also discussed the situation in the West Bank and the Israeli scheme to separate occupied al-Quds from the West Bank, fragment Palestinian territories, and enforce full Israeli control over the city.

He also slammed the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir, who entered an Israeli prison to threaten Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti, blasting the minister for his "act of hatred and vileness."

Sayyed al-Houthi warned that isolating al-Quds is a major hostile move targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque. He recalled the anniversary of its burning as a reminder of the Zionist plan to demolish the mosque and construct the so-called Temple and Judaize the city, a matter he stressed is non-negotiable.

'Zionist project extends beyond Palestine'

The Ansar Allah leader revealed that the Zionist project, as envisioned, extends to the Nile River and large parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca and Medina.

He warned that the broader goal is to enable Jewish domination over human societies, either by enslaving or exterminating them, describing this as a “sacred project in the West” that receives financial and political backing.

Questioning Saudi's role in arming 'Israel'

Sayyed al-Houthi also questioned Saudi Arabia’s involvement in supporting "Israel’s" onslaught in Gaza. He referred to the Saudi ship seized in an Italian port carrying weapons destined for "Israel", asking, “Is it merely a weapons shipment?”

He went on to question Riyadh’s motivations: “Does the Saudi regime, which holds the largest oil reserves in the world, now act as a hired porter to deliver weapons in exchange for compensation?”