Middle East: In a new twist to the escalating regional war, the speech by Leader Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi on Thursday evening marked a significant shift in the balance of the conflict. His comments highlighted the growing Yemeni operations against Israeli and American targets, along with exposing the hidden motives behind the aggression on Gaza, which he stated was aimed at forcibly displacing the population, not liberating prisoners as claimed.

What caught the most attention in his speech was his focus on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reaction to the name of a Yemeni drone named "Yafa" and the using of the term occupied Jaffa. Sayyed Abdulmalik revealed that Netanyahu had discussed the name of the drone in an official meeting, expressing discomfort with the repeated use of Palestinian city names on Yemeni drones.

According to Sayyed Abdulmalik, this exaggerated concern over the name reflected an identity crisis within the Israeli entity and an attempt to erase the names of Palestinian cities from the Arab consciousness. He explained that the terms and meanings used to name the drones and operations were not insignificant; rather, they were part of a broader battle for awareness and memory against the Zionist enemy.

The Great Lie of the Occupation

On the Gaza front, Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi asserted that the repeated talk by Israeli leaders about "liberating prisoners" was merely a cover for a US-Israeli plan to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip. He pointed out that the martyrdom of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails this week, bringing the total number of martyrs among prisoners to 64 since the beginning of the aggression, proved that Israel did not care about the fate of its prisoners. Instead, Israel was using them in its media campaign to justify a genocide aimed at uprooting the Palestinian people from their land.

He also referenced previous US statements, including those from Chuck Schumer and Donald Trump, which revealed clear intentions to push Palestinians toward Sinai or other countries. Sayyed Abdulmalik emphasized that the enemy was not seeking a prisoner exchange deal but was attempting to destroy Gaza and expel the Palestinian people from it.

Operation Haifa

On the military front, Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi outlined a series of operations carried out by the Yemeni Armed Forces, most notably the "Haifa" operation, which targeted Israeli facilities using cruise missiles and long-range drones. He confirmed that the operation had been a complete success, despite the defensive measures taken by Israel, which demonstrated Israel's inability to protect its depth.

He also mentioned nine direct engagements in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea against American forces, noting the downing of three American reconnaissance planes within a week, describing this as a "qualitative field development that solidifies the Yemeni deterrence equation."

The New Equation

In conclusion, Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi emphasized that the battle of the nation was not only a military one but also a battle for awareness and the restoration of memory. He called for confronting the occupation with "language, terminology, and truthful media discourse," alongside armed resistance. He warned that those who neglect this duty today would be leaving the occupation with an opportunity to impose a new colonial reality that would erase what remains of Palestinian identity.

Source: YPA/ Translated by Almasirah English website