Hodeida: Following Friday prayers, Hodeida governorate witnessed massive stands under the slogan "Like One Body," affirming unity and solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples and the Islamic Republic of Iran in confronting the American-Zionist enemy.
According to Yemen News Agency, during the rallies, held in the governorate's capital and districts, participants praised the steadfastness of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of American-Zionist aggression and its demonstrated strength and ability to thwart the aggression and its objectives. They expressed their condemnation of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples and the crimes committed by the occupation against civilians, including targeting residential areas and infrastructure. The participants affirmed their support for Gaza and Lebanon and their right to confront aggression and defend their land and sovereignty.
The demonstrations criticized the silence of several Arab and Islamic regimes and their subservience to American dictates, asserting that this complicity has emboldened the Zionist entity to persist in its aggression. They called for an end to this silence and subservience, urging a commitment to the causes of the nation and the interests of its people. The people of Hodeida affirmed that the Yemeni people will remain at the forefront of supporting the nation's causes, steadfast in their stance against the forces of hegemony and occupation, prepared to bear the consequences and maintain their mobilization and readiness, regardless of escalating challenges.
They addressed a message to the international community and the world at large, stating that the Yemeni people are determined to reclaim their rights, restore their resources and sovereignty, and will not relinquish their demands or allow the Saudi enemy to continue plundering their wealth. They commended the qualitative military operations carried out by the Yemeni armed forces to strike enemy reinforcements and their proxies, as part of the battle to break the siege.
The participants reiterated their call for those misled into joining the ranks of the Saudi enemy to reconsider their positions and return to their homes and families, urging them not to involve themselves in a battle that serves foreign agendas. They emphasized that the doors to return are open and that the interest of the Yemeni people lies in unifying their ranks and protecting their land and society.
They also reaffirmed their commitment to continuing mobilization and recruitment activities, raising the level of readiness, strengthening unity, and preparing to confront the enemy. This includes ongoing mobilization, training, and deployment across the governorate's various districts, enhancing preparedness to address developments and counter any escalation.
A statement issued at the rally affirmed the unwavering faith-based, moral, and Quranic stance of the Yemeni people in support of the people of Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. This stance reinforces the unity of the struggle and stands against all Zionist schemes. The statement strongly condemned the American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
It also affirmed support for the Islamic Republic's right to respond by all available and legitimate means, condemning the continued Israeli aggression against Gaza and the West Bank and denouncing in the strongest terms the crimes and violations committed by the occupation against the Palestinian people.
The statement called upon the free people of the Arab and Islamic world to join the axis of jihad and resistance, emphasizing that the presence of this axis and its great leaders at this critical juncture is a historic opportunity for the nation and a great divine blessing. It also called upon everyone to continue the activities and events commemorating the Prophet's birthday until the end of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal, and to utilize this occasion to intensify efforts, mobilization, military training, and maintain a high level of readiness under all circumstances.
