Mass demonstrations in Yemen: 'With Gaza and Lebanon...United as One'

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
18 Oct 2024 14:30

Over 90 squares in Yemen are witnessing demonstrations reaffirming the popular Yemeni stance in support of the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples and their resistance.

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Mass demonstrations in Yemen in solidarity with Gaza and Lebanon, undated. (AFP)

Massive demonstrations took place on Friday morning across the governorates of Saada, Raymah, and Ma'rib, as well as several districts in Amran, Ibb, Taiz, Hajjah, Dhamar, al-Mahwit, and al-Jawf in Yemen, under the slogan "With Gaza and Lebanon... united as one."

The demonstrations were held in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples and their resistance amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.

The demonstrations spanned over 90 squares, with Yemen poised to host a million-strong march in the capital, Sanaa, as well as in hundreds of other locations across the governorates.

خرجت تظاهرات حاشدة في محافظات صعدة ورَيْمَة ومأرب وعدد من مديريات محافظات عَمْران وإب وتعز وحَجَّة وذَمَار والمَحْوِيت والجوف في #اليمن، صباح الجمعة.

هذه التظاهرات الكبيرة تأتي تضامناً مع الشعبين الفلسطيني واللبناني ومقاومتهما في ظل حرب الإبادة الجماعية المستمرة، وحملت اليوم… pic.twitter.com/t9897wFBTV
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It is noteworthy that the Supreme Committee for Supporting al-Aqsa has designated the al-Sab’een Square in Sanaa, along with over 350 central and subsidiary squares across 14 governorates, for the upcoming million-man popular marches.

The demonstrations come a day after US-British strikes targeted Sanaa and Saada in northern Yemen. The Ansar Allah Political Bureau emphasized that "the aggressive raids will not deter Yemen from maintaining its support for Gaza and Lebanon in the face of US-backed Israeli arrogance," affirming that "the Yemeni people will not abandon Palestine and the Palestinian cause, as this commitment is rooted in faith, morality, and humanity."

Early Thursday, US and British forces launched around 15 airstrikes on the Yemeni capital and Saada, with the use of B-2 bombers, according to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

The deployment of the strategic bomber comes amid a remarkable performance of the Yemeni Armed Forces' Air Defense Force, which has downed at least 11 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) over the past year.