(5 Jul 2024)
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Sanaa, Yemen – 5 July 2024
1. Yemeni protesters carrying assault rifles and chanting the Houthi slogan (Arabic) “God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.”
2. Various of thousands of Yemenis protesting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, holding big Palestinian and Yemeni flags and automatic weapons and chanting slogans
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Radwan al-Heemy, protester:
"What our army, missiles and naval forces have already achieved was not enough for the beloved Yemeni people and they are asking for more. Today, the Yemeni people speak out that they can never abandon Palestine. They are saying that the Palestinian people are not alone and that Yemeni people in all areas and provinces are with Palestine with all their power."
4. Various of protesters carrying assault rifles, flags and banners, chanting the Houthi slogan (Arabic) “God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.”
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Yemeni demonstrators gathered for a weekly demonstration in the capital Sanaa on Friday, in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Many of the demonstrators held Palestinian flags aloft, while others brandished assault rifles.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have organised protests nearly every Friday since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7.
The rebels have targeted more than 60 vessels by firing missiles and drones in a campaign that has killed at least four sailors.
The war began when Hamas-led militants launched a surprise attack on Oct. 7 into southern Israel, attacking multiple army bases and farming communities and killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians.
They abducted another 250 people, more than 100 of whom were released during a weeklong cease-fire in November.
Militants are still holding around 80 hostages and the remains of 40 others.
Israel launched a major offensive in response to the Oct. 7 attack that has killed more than 38,000, according to health officials in Gaza, who don’t say how many were civilians or militants.
The war has caused vast destruction across the territory, displaced most of its population of 2.3 million — often multiple times — caused widespread hunger and raised fears of famine.
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