Yemen pays tribute to martyred Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
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Yemen's Supreme Political Council offers its condolences over the martyrdom of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, praising the late leader as a heroic martyr in the face of the Israeli occupation.
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Yemenis raise a poster of martyred Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during an anti-Israeli rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, October 18, 2024. (AP)
The Supreme Political Council of Yemen mourned on Friday the great martyr and prominent leader, Hamas Political Bureau chief Yahya Sinwar, "who was killed after a long journey of struggle and sacrifice."
In a statement offering its condolences, the council affirmed that the heroic martyr raised the banner of the struggle, standing steadfast at the forefront of the oppressed Palestinian people and the resistance movements.
The council emphasized that Sinwar formed a strong front against the "criminal Zionist aggression until his efforts culminated in martyrdom for the sake of God."
Sanaa extended congratulations to the Arab-Islamic nation, especially Hamas, for the significant sacrifice of leader Yahya Sinwar, stating that his blood would serve as "the fuel that will ignite the fire against the Zionists and increase the determination and resolve of the fighters in Palestine."
In conclusion, the Political Council reiterated Yemen's unwavering position of solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people, pledging to continue support "with all available resources and means until the aggression is halted and the siege is lifted."
Additionally, Mohammed Abdulsalam, spokesperson for the Ansar Allah movement, issued a statement congratulating Hamas and the Palestinian people on Sinwar receiving "the medal of martyrdom," fighting for the noblest and just cause.
"May God have mercy on Abu Ibrahim; he has written heroic epics in confronting the Israeli criminal entity. We are certain that Gaza and the Palestinian cause are destined for victory, no matter the sacrifices involved," he concluded.
Million-man marches in solidarity with Gaza, Lebanon
Massive marches erupted in Tahrir Square in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and in over 300 other squares across various provinces, under the banner "With Gaza and Lebanon... A United Front."
The statement from the march conveyed condolences to the Arab and Islamic nations, and to the Palestinian people and Hamas specifically, for the martyrdom of the head of Hamas's political bureau, "the great jihadist leader Yahya Sinwar, who defended Islam and the frontline against the Zionists on behalf of the entire nation."
"The martyr leader Yahya Sinwar and his fellow fighters triggered the al-Aqsa Flood and shook the strongholds of the Zionists with the largest operation in the history of confrontations with the Israeli enemy," the statement underlined.
The Yemeni demonstrations honored the steadfastness of the Palestinian fighters in Gaza and all occupied Palestine, who continue to confront the Israeli occupation despite all their woes. It also praised the "effective and punishing strikes by Hezbollah against the Zionist enemy and the legendary resistance to its defeated army in southern Lebanon."
Furthermore, it acknowledged the escalating qualitative military operations of the Iraqi Islamic Resistance targeting the heart of the Israeli occupation effectively and impactfully.
The million-man march vowed to continue on Sinwar's path, asserting that "Operation al-Aqsa Flood will not die until Palestine is liberated and the Zionists are expelled," affirming steadfast support regardless of the dangers and challenges, through "continuing jihad for the sake of God officially and publicly, militarily, politically, media-wise, and in all fields."
Addressing the peoples and regimes of the Arab World, the statement said: "Hasn't a year of ongoing, shocking crimes been enough for you to realize that the Zionists are laying a trap for you?"
