- Title: Houthi supporters show their force in a parade to support Palestinians
- Date: 7th February 2024
- Summary: SANAA, YEMEN (FEBRUARY 7, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF HOUTHI SUPPORTERS SHOWCASING THEIR ARMS IN PARADE PART OF MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN BY MOVEMENT, HOLDING BANNERS AND FLAGS HOUTHI SUPPPORTER HOLDING BULLET BELT AND RIFLE HOUTHI SUPPORTERS HOLDING ARMS, CHANTING SLOGANS VARIOUS OF HOUTHI SUPPORTERS DURING PARADE CHANTING (SOUNBITE) (Arabic) SPEAKER CHAIRMAN OF THE TRIBAL COHESION COUNCIL, DHAIFALLAH RASSAM, SAYING: "Our message to the enemy is that we will overthrow your thrones. The more you commit actions, the more you legitimize it for us. The more you commit actions against us and Palestine, the more you strengthened us, firmness, determination and intention to fight and follow the path of jihad in order to rid the world of you." PALESTINIAN FLAG DURING PARADE HOUTHI SUPPORTER HOLDING PALESTINIAN FLAG AND RIFLE HOUTHI SUPPORTERS DURING PARADE
- Embargoed: 21st February 2024 14:38
- Keywords: Conflict Houthi Red Sea Supporter Yemen
- Location: SANAA, YEMEN
- City: SANAA, YEMEN
- Country: Yemen
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001853207022024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Hundreds of Houthi supporters on Wednesday (February 7) organized a military parade in solidarity with Gaza and in protest of the American and British airstrikes on Houthi sites.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, causing damage to the ships.
The Houthis have been targeting commercial vessels with drones and missiles in the Red Sea since mid-November, in what they describe as acts of solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war.
The Red Sea attacks have disrupted global shipping and forced firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa and stoked fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to destabilize the wider Middle East.
The United States and Britain began striking Houthi targets in Yemen last month in retaliation for the attacks on Red Sea shipping.
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