Yemen rallies back Resistance, call for escalation against 'Israel'

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English
22 Aug 2025 23:22

Millions rallied across Yemen in support of Gaza and Palestinian resistance, denouncing Israeli aggression, US complicity, and Arab regime normalization, while calling for broader regional solidarity and escalation.

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From the million-man march in Al-Sabeen Square in Sanaa, on Friday, August 22, 2025 (Al Masirah)

Mass popular rallies swept through several Yemeni provinces on Friday under the slogan: “Steadfast with Gaza… We Fear No Threats, Nor Do Conspiracies Intimidate Us.”

Participants voiced strong support for recent naval and aerial operations by the Yemeni Armed Forces, calling for further escalation, development, and innovation in confronting the occupation.

In a unified statement, protesters expressed firm solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance: “We stand behind the heroic fighters of the Palestinian resistance, who are inflicting unprecedented blows on the enemy.” The rallies reiterated Yemen’s unwavering position in support of Gaza and the oppressed Palestinian people.

Condemnation of Israeli aggression and Arab collusion

The statement also condemned the Israeli occupation’s declaration of a “new phase of brutal aggression” on Gaza, carried out with explicit US support. It further denounced what it described as open support from certain Arab regimes, holding them directly responsible for the continuation of genocidal crimes in the besieged Strip.

The rallies warned that such support has emboldened "Israel" to publicly announce its most dangerous ambitions yet, under the banner of “Greater Israel.”

The statement urged the peoples of the region and free voices around the world to deliver all forms of support to both the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements.

It highlighted growing concerns over regional regimes siding with the occupation, singling out Saudi Arabia, for allegedly supplying weapons to "Israel" and conspiring to disarm the resistance, and Egypt, for reportedly engaging in large-scale deals with the occupation.

Syrian-Israeli meeting in Paris slammed as betrayal

Recently, the political bureau of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement strongly denounced the meeting held in Paris between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and an Israeli delegation.

In a statement, the group said, “We strongly condemn what the armed group ruling Syria has done by holding a direct meeting with the Zionist enemy in Paris.”

Ansar Allah added that the talks came “at a time when Benjamin Netanyahu announced new escalatory steps to occupy Gaza, while the enemy continues storming and desecrating the al-Aqsa Mosque, and pushing forward with its so-called Greater Israel project.”

The statement called on these governments to “reconsider their positions and end their betrayals, which will bring ruin upon them in this life and the hereafter.”

The million-strong marches served as a renewed affirmation of Yemen’s continued solidarity with the Palestinian people and their resistance, despite external pressures and regional normalization efforts.