Million-man popular rallies in support of blockade-for-blockade equation, readiness to confront enemy escalation with greater escalation
In support of the equation of “blockade for blockade” and in preparation for confronting comprehensive escalation with comprehensive escalation, millions of free Yemenis poured into Al-Sabeen Square in the capital Sana’a and the squares of the free provinces in rallies under the banner “Blockade for blockade, escalation for escalation.”
The million-strong crowds declared their response and full support to the Leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and their readiness to implement whatever options he directs, as they represent the will of the Yemeni people and their just demands. They affirmed steadfastness in the face of the forces of tyranny and arrogance—America, Israel, and their lackeys from Al Saud and other servants of Zionism—who continue to besiege the Yemeni people, confiscate their legitimate rights, and revel in their suffering for 12 years as a result of aggression and blockade.
The masses, who gathered in the squares of honor and dignity and were blessed by the Almighty with blessed rainfall, expressed full support for everything contained in the Leader’s speech yesterday, in which he revealed many shocking facts about the Saudi enemy and its treacherous role against the Islamic nation, its peoples and sanctities, in service of the American and Israeli interests and in pursuit of Zionist ambitions in the region.
They sent a clear message to the Saudi regime that the crimes and massacres it committed against the Yemeni people, which claimed the lives of tens of thousands of children, women, and civilians during the first eight years of its aggression against Yemen, will never be subject to statute of limitations, and that the Yemenis will take their revenge on the criminal killers, whether long or short the time may be.
The crowds resounded with slogans of freedom, mobilization, and massing, and chants such as: “Yemeni anger and mobilization… God is our best supporter,” “People of wisdom and faith… do not surrender to tyranny,” “Our stance is a religious one… against the Zionist project,” “God created us free… we do not accept life under siege,” “Blockade for blockade… and fire meets fire,” “The Yemeni people have chosen… war and blockade for blockade,” “Your escalation means your destruction… of your projects and investments.”
They chanted slogans including: “Al Saud, sons of Zion… cursed and supporting the cursed,” “Al Saud, enemies of the nation… they have no regard for the people’s covenant,” “Al Saud are the evil ones… with aggression and blockade,” “Every move by Al Saud… serves America and the Jews,” “We are allies of the axis… on the path of all honorable ones,” “From Sana’a to Baghdad… anger, mobilization, and jihad,” “Bombing the glorious Iraq is betrayal… pleasing the Zionist and its entity,” “O Lebanon and O Palestine… all Yemenis are with you,” “O Gaza, we are still with you… we will remain, and if they return, we will return.”
The crowds denounced the Saudi regime’s continued dissemination of fallacies to evade its obligations towards the Yemeni people, by attempting to link the Yemenis’ legitimate demands to external agendas—false claims made in the context of a desperate attempt to shirk the just entitlements of the Yemeni people, namely the immediate lifting of the blockade and enabling them to access all their national wealth.
The popular rallies also affirmed that Yemenis cannot relinquish their sovereignty and dignity, nor accept subjugation and dependency on the followers of Zionists and Americans—they are the ancient Yemeni people, the source of civilization and Islam, and the supporters of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him and his family.
The majestic crowds, interspersed with flags of Yemen, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran, renewed their affirmation that the inevitable fate of the Saudi aggression is failure and utter loss—a fixed equation that has been clearly manifested since the launch of its unjust aggression against the Yemeni people, despite the terrorist crimes it committed against the sons of Yemen.
They declared their continued mobilization, general massing, and raised readiness to confront the Saudi enemy and consolidate the equation of blockade for blockade and comprehensive escalation for escalation until the aggression and blockade are ended and all legitimate rights of the Yemeni people are reclaimed, in addition to continuing to support the nation’s causes and sanctities, foremost the Palestinian cause, and adhering to the unity of arenas with the axis of Islam, jihad, and resistance against the axis of evil and crime.
The assembled masses advised the Saudi regime to quickly lift the unjust blockade on the Yemeni people, rather than calling for forming new alliances to protect itself—especially since the Yemeni people have already confronted the Saudi-American aggression coalition and dealt it a severe blow. They affirmed that the consequences would be dire for the Saudi enemy if it continues to stall on the Yemenis’ legitimate rights to freedom, dignity, and independence.
Through the million-man rallies, the people of faith and wisdom expressed their determination to continue their liberation and jihadist choice until the aggression, blockade, and occupation are ended, as well as their steadfast stance in supporting the oppressed Palestinian people and the causes of the Islamic nation, and confronting the forces of global tyranny and arrogance until victory is achieved.
The masses considered the Saudi-American aggression against brotherly Iraq an extension of schemes targeting the region’s peoples and resources. They also viewed the Saudi regime’s targeting of Iraqi territory as part of attempts to confuse the issue, escape its obligations towards Yemen, and drag Arab and Islamic countries into conflicts that serve American and Zionist projects, especially given the steadfast positions of the resistance forces supporting the Palestinian people and their just cause.
The crowds participating in the rallies expressed strong condemnation of the blatant American aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and denounced the ongoing Zionist assaults and crimes against the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples. They considered the silence of most governments and Arab states as active complicity in the crimes and encouragement for the occupation and its allies to continue violating the peoples of the nation.
They also affirmed that the Saudi enemy’s persistence in imposing the blockade, its continued weaving of conspiracies, and its blatant interference in Yemen’s internal affairs will avail it nothing and bring it no victory. Instead, it will be met with harsh retaliation and a popular cohesion that grows stronger every day, more determined to reclaim rights regardless of cost.
The rallies praised the effectiveness of the Yemeni armed forces’ operations, affirming that the qualitative strikes targeting the Saudi enemy’s vital installations are the option capable of lifting the blockade, imposing deterrence equations, and forcing it to respond to the Yemeni people’s demands and reclaim their legitimate rights.
The million-strong crowds noted the strategic importance of the measures taken against ships and tankers violating the decision to ban maritime navigation on the Saudi enemy, considering them a legitimate response to the continued blockade and closure of outlets against the Yemeni people. They affirmed that the repercussions would expand to impact the enemy’s economic interests.
A statement was issued from the million-man rallies in the capital and provinces, through which the crowds renewed their absolute mandate to the leader of the Quranic march, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, to take all appropriate options and decisions to lift the blockade and injustice from our people, restore Yemen’s wealth, sovereignty, freedom, independence, and all its children’s rights in full. They blessed the armed forces’ operations against the Saudi enemy, and expressed absolute support and full backing for the continued enforcement of the equation of blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation against the Saudi enemy.
The statement declared great readiness and high preparedness through mobilization and action in support of the armed forces to break the might of the tyrannical, criminal aggressors—foremost among them global Zionism with its American and Israeli arms and its filthy tool in the region, the Saudi enemy, and all their lackeys and followers.
It praised the great decisions and steps taken by the leadership and announced by our armed forces through the imposition of the naval blockade on the criminal Saudi enemy, in reciprocity until the unjust blockade on our country is lifted—a blockade that has been prolonged and whose weight has increased upon us—and until our wealth, sovereignty, freedom, independence, and all our rights are restored in full. It expressed confidence that this great, brave, and bold step would force the enemy to respond to the Yemeni people’s just demands and lift the injustice, otherwise escalation will be met with escalation.
The statement affirmed “the Yemeni people’s complete readiness to pay any price in this just battle, knowing that the enemy’s insistence on the blockade aims either to kill Yemenis through starvation and siege or to subjugate them to itself and its American and Zionist masters—which is the very definition of the impossible and a complete apostasy from religion, God forbid. In any case, the cost and price of battle are far less than the cost of hesitation to engage in it.”
It added: “We are certain and confident that this is a battle of right, jihad for the sake of God, an act of obedience and closeness to God against a criminal enemy who has made himself a compliant tool in the hands of global Zionism to target the people of faith and wisdom, driven by a mix of historical hatred towards our people, absolute obedience to the Zionist infidel enemies, his known arrogance and pride against us, and submission to blatant blackmail from the files and scandals of the Jewish criminal Jeffrey Epstein.”
The statement also blessed the armed forces’ strong retaliatory responses to the Saudi enemy’s escalation, the targeting of Al-Hodeidah and its vital facilities, and the violation of Yemeni sovereignty by its drones, which were shot down by the power of God. These were strong and precise responses, carrying the wrath of God and His men—enough to make the enemy understand that any coming escalation will be different, as the master of word and deed has said.
It praised the military operations targeting ships violating the maritime navigation ban on the Saudi enemy, offering thanks and praise to God for blessing our people with the elements of material and moral strength, which would not have been achieved without the great Quranic project, jihad for God’s sake, the Quranic movement, the Quranic leader, and the responsive nation.
The statement strongly condemned and denounced the brutal Saudi-American criminal aggression against the brotherly Iraqi people, their security institutions, and their dear mujahideen, which resulted in a number of martyrs and wounded. It expressed condolences to the Iraqi people and the families of the martyrs, affirming to them that the Yemeni people stand with them and by their side, that the blood is one, the enemy is one, and its declared goal is to change what it calls the “Middle East” and establish its criminal project dubbed “Greater Israel,” which targets the nation, its sanctities, and all its peoples. Therefore, any cost paid by the nation—no matter how great—will be nothing compared to what the enemy wants for it if it allows him to implement his ominous project.
The statement called on all peoples of the nation to move against these dangerous Zionist schemes, which, unfortunately, some Arab regimes—foremost the Saudi enemy—have become part of and tools to implement, even though these schemes target them and do not exempt them at all, and target sanctities and covet their countries’ wealth—but they are people who do not reason.
On the anniversary of the martyrdom of the great leader Ismail Haniyeh, the statement renewed the firm stance on the Palestinian cause and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, standing with the mujahideen in Gaza and all of Palestine, and all arenas of the jihad and resistance axis in Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran, and all free people of the Arab and Islamic nations. It also affirmed full readiness for any escalation by the enemies, whether towards Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, Lebanon, or any front of jihad and resistance.
It emphasized adherence to the equation of the unity of Islamic and jihadist arenas, and rejection of the equation of violation or the singling out of any front individually, with absolute trust in God and His victory.