Yemeni Ansar Allah leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddine al-Houthi affirmed on Thursday that Resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip have been "bravely, efficiently, and impactfully" fighting, defying the Israeli enemy, and inflicting losses despite the prolongation of the war and the siege for five months now. 

During his weekly televised speech, al-Houthi said, "The Zionists will no longer garner control over Palestine, and their inevitable fate, regardless of how much destruction, crime, and murder they perpetrate, is demise, defeat, failure, and humiliation." 

"The struggle will persist, under the glorious name of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and its true destiny will be the certain defeat of the enemy."

He emphasized that the Ummah's survival rests upon the responsible stewardship of the Palestinian cause, irrespective of how much they attempt to disavow it and how they justify it, stressing that "the Arabs cannot escape their obligations, and that is why the consequences are more severe for them". 

The destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and replacing it with the acclaimed temple is still a primary goal for "Israel", al-Houthi said, adding that "so is the occupation of many other Arabian lands."

The Yemeni leader said the Israelis determined their ambitions to form a dominant entity that possesses direct control over them, from the Nile to al-Furat. "They wish to advance from what they already occupied, to usurp the rest of the region, its people, and its resources."

He clarifies that they have transformed this greedy ambition into an ideology and a political vision, and mobilized following a long-term work frame to achieve their goals. 

"The Arabs have confronted each escalation independently, treated it as an emergent phenomenon detached from its roots, and stopped addressing it when the matter got resolved," but highlighted that Arabs are the Zionists' primary target, urging them to promptly mobilize against the hostility Zionists have towards Arab Muslims in particular, unveiled by their genocidal crimes.

Al-Houthi slammed those who have been developing the world stage for Zionists, who possess the most hostile vision toward our nations and people, stressing the "unfortunate extensive inattention and state of stupor among Arabs regarding the conspiracies being woven against them."

He stressed that "the Islamic nation is being systematically targeted specifically in our Arab lands, on all levels, and is subjected to fabrications of internal conflicts and strifes," and added that there are attempts to spread corruption among the nation, to eradicate its dignity and bravery, and turn its people into traitors that sponsor and engage them with the enemy.

Speaking on Lebanon's supportive front against the Israeli occupation's genocide in Gaza, al-Houthi said "The Lebanese front, through Hezbollah's operations, has proven its great impact in confronting the Israeli enemy."

54 Israeli-affiliated ships have been targeted by YAF

Regarding Ansar Allah's operations, the Yemeni leader revealed that 54 ships have been targeted so far, affirming the rarety of the passing of an Israeli-affiliated ship through the Bab al-Mandab Strait. 

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Moreover, 384 missiles and drones have been fired at ships heading for the Israeli occupation through the Red Sea, emphasizing that the United States is the party militarizing the Red Sea and jeopardizing maritime security. 

"We must never falter, because the Yemeni Armed Forces' operations are efficient, impactful, and perpetual, and our people's movements reflect their true allegiance."

He reiterated that the United States supplied the Israeli enemy with an abundance of military and political support allowing the genocide to be sustained, and halting all attempts at reaching a ceasefire, contrary to international demand. 

"The Yemenis continue prohibiting ships sailing to the Israeli occupation through the Bab al-Mandab Strait from passing until the aggression on Gaza stops, and the siege is dismantled. Our operations are ongoing and growing in the Red Sea, and we have prepared many surprises that the enemies cannot expect, and we will effectuate them soon."

Al-Houthi added that from their side, the only thing that would guarantee maritime security for any nation is the reservation from the aggression on Gaza and the aversion to sailing toward occupied territories. 

The YAF continues its operations in the Red and Arabian Seas and the Gulf of Aden, targeting Israeli ships and those heading to the occupation ports, in support of Gaza, and also targeting American and British ships in response to their repeated aggression against Yemen.

Regarding American-British aggression

"The US does not respect peoples and nations and insists on supporting the aggression against Gaza, and therefore is escalating its aggression against Yemen," Leader al-Houthi said, commenting on the foreign aggression against his nation.

He added that the Americans got involved and implicated the British with them, who suffered major blows from the Yemenis, and explained that "the US-UK aggression has not and will not impact Yemen's military capabilities", noting that "escalations are only on the rise". 

"The American and British attacks will not break the will and morale of the Yemeni people or affect their loyalty to the integral cause, which is occupied Palestine. The Americans are now admitting their failure to achieve the goals of their aggression against our country, and they express their amazement at our strength."

He stressed that Yemen's enemies will not impact it, not its capabilities, morale, or popular presence on the streets, highlighting that "In ways they do not recognize, the enemies enhance our military capabilities."

To Yemen and Palestine

Al-Houthi further championed the Yemeni popular movement demanding an end to the aggression on Gaza and called on it to persist.

He urged the need for comprehensive movements, activities, and protests regarding the shameful stance of certain Islamic nations. 

Addressing his people. al-Houthi said, “Your mass solidarity with Palestine is a blessing, compared to the absence of such stances in other Arab countries."

In a recapitulating address to Palestine, al-Houthi declared “You are not alone, and our people will materialize this tomorrow. We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not retreat, and we, with the will of faith and determination, will continue the journey until God releases the oppressed Palestinian people."

Earlier, a member of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, confirmed that any “ escalation in Rafah or Gaza  means that the course of operations of the armed forces will escalate, and if the human tragedy in Gaza worsens and the injustice and mass killing of the people there continues, the operations will expand according to field data and directives.”