News - Yemen: The Supreme Political Council member, Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi, affirmed that whoever does not defend the homeland cannot portray himself as the savior.

Mohammad Al-Houthi said on Twitter, " Any country facing aggression - whatever its capabilities - needs a stage of recovery, even if it is rich, let alone Yemen, which was classified before the aggression as a developing country below the poverty line.”

Yemeni people are experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, according to the United Nations, due to the US-British-Saudi-Emirati aggression and blockade.

He added, "Patriotism, justice, and credibility is to name who is the aggressor, and blame the coalition of aggression for what Yemen is suffering. Everyone must stand side by side with those who face this aggression for the sake of the country's independence, sovereignty, and the people's freedom and dignity."

“All countries need to recover from Coronavirus by the year 2030, according to the World Bank report, however Yemen faced the epidemic, military aggression and the ongoing blockade so far,” Al-Houthi added.

The US-Saudi aggression imposes a suffocating blockade on Yemen and closes ports and airports to increase the suffering of the Yemeni People and create deteriorating living and economic conditions. It is trying to barter the humanitarian aspect to obtain political and military gains at the expense of the Yemeni People.

The blockade has caused tremendous suffering for millions of Yemenis who are largely dependent on imports of food, fuel and medicines. It is one of the main reasons for the large-scale humanitarian crisis in the country that has pushed millions of Yemenis toward starvation and death due to lack of medical supplies, prompting the UN to call it the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

On 9 August 2016, the Saudi-led coalition imposed restrictions on Yemen’s airspace resulting in the closure of Sana’a Airport to commercial flights, trapping millions of Yemenis in a war zone and preventing the free movement of humanitarian and commercial goods from entering through this route. As a result, thousands of Yemenis with long-term health conditions such as cancer, kidney, liver and blood conditions have died while waiting for treatment unavailable in Yemen.

The closure of the airport has also led to an almost complete halt to commercial cargo such as medicine, medical supplies and equipment coming into the country. Coupled with restrictions on Hodeidah port, this has caused prices of some medicine to double, making it unaffordable for most of the population and further contributing to the decline of Yemen’s health system, already decimated by the aggression.

With the beginning of the truce last year, the aggression tried to evade its commitment to open Sana'a airport and make flights only to one destination, Jordan, and for a very limited number.

Sana'a confirmed more than once that the continued closure of Sana'a airport proves the lack of seriousness of theUS-Saudi aggression to bring peace to Yemen.