Mass gatherings were held Friday across Yemen to protest against recent frequent airstrikes by the United States, which have destroyed multiple civilian facilities and caused a large number of casualties.
On the Seventy Square in southern Sanaa, capital of Yemen, protesters raised the national flags of Yemen and Palestine while holding placards and shouting slogans to condemn the U.S. airstrikes on civilian facilities in Yemen and Israel's blockade of Gaza.
On Thursday, the United States struck the fuel port of Ras Isa in Yemen's Hodeidah Province, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others so far, according to Houthi-run health authorities.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of Yemen's Houthi Political Bureau, said the airstrikes on civilian facilities exposed the real purpose of the United States, which has been claiming that its attacks focus only on Houthi group and the military targets.
"These weekly rallies send a strong signal to all parties that people in Yemen resolutely support the decision to help Gaza. No matter what the cost, we will not abandon Gaza. And the United States has learned these many times. The United States initially claimed its strikes were not aimed at civilians or the people in Yemen, but only at the Houthi group and the military targets. Then, the United States blatantly attacked a civilian port, which exposed its true intention," he said.
Tensions between the Houthi group and the U.S. military have escalated since Washington resumed airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on March 15 to deter the group from attacking Israel and U.S. warships in regional waters.
The Houthis, who control vast areas of northern Yemen, have been attacking Israeli targets since November 2023 to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
US airstrikes on civilian facilities trigger mass protests across Yemen
US airstrikes on civilian facilities trigger mass protests across Yemen
US airstrikes on civilian facilities trigger mass protests across Yemen
