Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Abdulmalik Al-Houthi Speaks on Latest Developments, in English (August 14, 2025)
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast.
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful .
Praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. I believe that there is no god but Allah, the Sovereign and the Manifest
Truth, and that Muhammad, our master, is His servant, Messenger, and Last Prophet.
O Allah! Confer Your salat and blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad as You conferred
Your salat and blessings upon Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim. You are Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory!
And be pleased with Muhammad's good companions and all Your righteous servants and mujahidin.
Brothers and sisters, peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
In the latest developments of the brutal and criminal Israeli assault on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip,
more than 3,500 Palestinians have been killed or wounded this week in the ongoing genocide carried out by the Israeli
enemy, in partnership with America. The victims include children, women, displaced persons, and those desperately
seeking food for themselves, their families, and their loved ones. Some were even killed by boxes and parcels dropped
from aircraft to land on their heads under the guise of 'aid'. Several such incidents have been documented and reported
in the media.
In reality, this is nothing more than a deadly trick—a case of throwing dust in people’s eyes, as the saying goes—
staged in response to the global outcry and widespread anger over the crime of starvation. This crime is one of the
gravest, most appalling, and most repugnant of all Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Given
the immense wave of solidarity with the Palestinian cause across the world due to this crime of starvation, the Israeli
enemy is trying to deceive everyone by claiming it is allowing aid to be dropped over the heads of Palestinians. In truth,
this is done according to a specific plan, a set level, and a certain method, and we explained how it uses this to target the
Palestinian people and dupe nations and peoples alike.
According to the figures, if this current pace of so-called 'aid' drops onto the heads of the Palestinian people in the
Gaza Strip were to continue steadily, then over the course of eight months it would amount to no more than the
equivalent of a single day’s supply of what could enter through the crossings by land and actually reach the people of Gaza. There is no obstacle to this other than the Israeli enemy’s refusal. In other words, airdropping aid is by no means
necessary because there is no lack of alternatives—it is perfectly possible to deliver the aid by lorry, with plenty of them
already loaded with large quantities of food supplies.
Amid the global outcry, the Israeli enemy decided to allow only a tiny fraction of aid to enter—much of it
consisting of food that is already past its expiry date. In doing so, it spreads disease. Several illnesses have already
emerged in the Gaza Strip as a result of consuming expired food, which had been kept by the Israeli enemy at the
crossings for so long that it went off before being let in. This has had serious and harmful consequences for the
Palestinian people.
Meanwhile, people are still dying every day from starvation itself. Each day brings the announcement of more
martyrs, especially among children, who are the hardest hit, the least able to endure, and whose suffering is immense
due to hunger and malnutrition.
Likewise, in the American–Israeli death traps, the killing goes on day after day. Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
has testified to the major crimes committed by the Israeli enemy, with American involvement, through these traps. They
stated, 'Children shot in the chest while reaching for food.' Such is the reality when Palestinians approach these sites,
which, by the admission of American individuals, are deliberately designed to kill Palestinians. Amid extreme hunger,
many are forced to go to these places in search of food. Once they arrive and gather there, the Israeli enemy begins
committing its atrocities, targeting them on the way, while they are assembled, and even after they leave—it keeps
targetingthemall the time.
Children were shot in the chest—in an act of sheer brutality and criminal intent, the Zionist soldiers deliberately
target and snipe children, aiming for fatal wounds to the chest. This is done with the express purpose of wiping out
Gaza’s children, eradicating them altogether. 'People crushed or suffocated in stampedes'—during the desperate rush
to get food.
'Entire crowds gunned down at distribution points.' The Israeli enemy targets gatherings, deliberately opening fire on
people as they assemble. This level of criminality reaches the point of massacring entire crowds of Palestinians, killing
them en masse during these gatherings.
Such is the scale of this tragedy and the enormity of the crime committed by the Israeli enemy—starvation
coupled with mass killings by gunfire, shelling, air strikes, and the use of devastating and incendiary American bombs—
that even UNRWA has stated, 'Children in Gaza are dying from starvation and bombardments,' adding that entire
families are being wiped out. Indeed, there are countless examples of Palestinian families that were wiped out. 'Entire families, neighbourhoods, and a generation are being wiped out.' In other words, the Israeli enemy is targeting an entire
generation in the Gaza Strip.
Therefore, the global description—and indeed it has become a global description—of the crimes the Israeli
enemy is committing against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is genocide. Although it is difficult for the
West to acknowledge this reality in its media outlets and official institutions, which are under the control of global
Zionism, it is a truth that has imposed itself, even within Western societies. Everyone is now speaking of the Israeli
crimes as genocide. It is the crime of this century, and it is a major, terrible, appalling crime. When it comes to children,
there is global consensus on the sheer brutality and criminality of deliberately targeting them. In fact, what the Israeli
enemy is doing is a majorcrime: It kills children, adults, young people, and the elderly, men and women alike; it kills and
targets all the Palestinian people, whether in the Gaza Strip and elsewhere, using every method possible. Nonetheless,
what it is perpetrating in the Gaza Strip surpasses anywhere else: It is worse, more extensive, and more atrocious. It is a
crime against the human being as a human being, whether a child, an adult, or a youth, a man or a woman—a crime
against humanity itself. It is a desecration of human life and a violation of its sanctity.
In human society, children are meant to receive specialcareand protection,as recognised by custom, divine law,
civil law, and social norms—all foundations rooted in human nature, ethical principles, and social reality. Thus,
targeting them reflects cruelty, criminality, savagery, and tyranny; such an act isa violation of all sanctities and
a transgression of every normrecognised in human society.The Israeli enemy is barbaric; it gives no consideration
to anything. It has no human values—it has stripped itself of all human values—and possesses no human feelings. It
has deviated from the natural disposition. The reality embodied in Israeli criminality stands as evidence that it has
reached the point of complete detachment from all human feelings and the innate human values with which Allah has
endowed mankind. It also provesthat neither divine law nor human and moral values, nor established laws and treaties,
nor rights and norms mean anything to this enemy. That is because its targeting of children in Gaza is an extremely
grave act. It is one of its principal crimes, and it commits it deliberately, extensively, and daily. In other words, it is a main
course of action in its criminal campaign against the Palestinian people.
The Israeli enemy in the Gaza Strip targets all members of the Palestinian people, in all their different
categories. Among the groups it focuses on in its targeting are Media personnels. This week saw a deliberate
massacre of six journalists in their tent—they were attacked deliberately by the Israeli enemy, which had made all
necessary preparations for that purpose before and after the strike. It is an unmistakable crime. According to some
statistics, the number of martyred journalists and media personnels in the Gaza Strip has reached 230 or more, as the
Israeli enemy focuses on targeting journalists and media personnels. Why does it do so? It is because the Israeli enemy
does not want the truth or the reality of its crimes against the Palestinian people to reach people in different parts of theworld. It does not want the world to learn of the many facts that are proven and irrefutable. It is especially true at this
stage when there has been a great global outcry and humanitarian outrage across many human societies and when
people have come to see the Israeli enemy for what it truly is: a criminal, oppressive entity and a tyrannical, corrupt gang
whose level of criminality has surpassed that of any other anywhere in the world. This has unsettled the Israeli enemy.
The Israeli enemy has left no form or type of crime—no matter how heinous—unused against the Palestinian
people in the Gaza Strip. It has employed every kind and form of crime. The Zionist enemies are criminals; moreover,
they are also ingenious in carrying out crimes, even in the types of crimes they commit. And they also excel in devising
methods of persecution, torture, oppression, and criminality. Thus, when we reflect on the types and varieties of crimes
they commit against the Palestinian people, we are truly stunned by the depths of barbarity, aggression, and
malevolence they have reached. This reveals their true nature, their psyche, their malevolence, and their intentions. It
shows us what they are, what they want, and what they are striving for. In fact, their actions are driven by two
fundamental issues. The first is their savage, criminal, and malevolent mentality, which harbours contempt, hatred, and
extremely aggressive intentions against our Ummah and our peoples. Second, their crimes also have specific objectives:
Indeed, they pursue genocide because they want to kill and annihilate as many members of the Ummah as possible,
using all forms and means of extermination.
This is one of their main objectives:extermination by all means and methods, including epidemics, direct killings, and
crimes carried out as part of genocide using bombs, shells, and every means of killing, as well as through starvation,
thirst, and denying medical care to the wounded and the sick. Forced displacement, together with extermination, is also
one of their goals. They have a specific objective towards this Ummah, which is to annihilate as many of its members as
possible, to forcibly displace large numbers, to subjugate and control the rest, and to indirectly kill those they can. While
the Israeli enemy kills directly as manyas it can, exterminating the largest number it can by every possible means, it also
seeks to achieve the same goal of extermination through others by orchestrating strife.
Therefore, the criminal toll in the Gaza Strip, resulting from the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian
people, is extremely high, especially when we consider the length of time and the limited geographic area. Over a
period of 676 days, the toll has reached 61,700 martyrs and nearly 154,000 wounded individuals. With the missing
included, the total number exceeds 225,700 Palestinians.The geographic scope of the Gaza Strip is limited. In other
words, in this restricted area, the Israeli criminality has reached this level in killing people—the human soul, about
which Allah says, {'Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land, it is as if he had slain
mankind entirely'}[Al-Ma'idah 5:32]. This is part of what Allah addressed to the Children of Israel, who replaced it with
fabrications against Allah (Glory be to Him) and with other texts that they claim permit the extermination of people.
However, Allah (Glory be to Him) warned them and made clear to them through His messengers and in His scriptures that {'Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land, it is as if he had slain mankind
entirely'}[Al-Ma'idah 5:32]. This is a terrible, immense, appalling crime, yet they continue in their excess. Excess is the
defining mark of their criminality; excess is to go beyond all bounds: in quantity, in type, in manner, and in the level of
crimes—We seek refuge in Allah!
As we mentioned, alongside killing with gunfire, there is starvation, deprivation of water, denial and
destruction of medical services, and continuous forced displacement from one area to another, as in the north and
south of the Strip and in various other areas. At every stage, the Israeli enemy declares an area to be 'a red zone',
designating it as a killing zone, and specifies areas it calls 'safe', only to target those areas! It targets the displaced persons
in the very places it labels 'safe', and forces them to move to other areas, and the cycle continues, allowing them no
opportunity for stability whatsoever. It does this as one of its criminal methods and practices, aimed at severely
tightening the noose around them.
A prominent Israeli rabbi has stated that every child in Gaza should die of hunger.Their rabbis serve asthe highest
religious and spiritual authorities, yet they reach this degree of criminality. That is, when examining such a society—
particularly its military and political leaders, religious and spiritual authorities and leaders, and even the educated and
scholarly classes—one finds a disturbing prevalence of criminal disposition. For them, this disposition is an ideology, a
doctrine, a culture, and a mentality they truly hold. These figures are the ones guiding society and shaping the next
generation. They raise children to embrace criminality and indoctrinate them with it, making it, as we said, central to
their culture and ideology. This level of criminality and brutality even among those they call religious and spiritual
authorities—these senior criminals—is directed against children! He cruelly asserts that every child in Gaza should
die of hunger and presents this as a duty—even framing it as a religious ruling. The logic of their political leaders and
their cultural and intellectual elites is the same—the logic of society as a whole. That is why they boast about their
crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Although it is expected that women are the most compassionate, especially towards children by virtue of their
maternal nature, Israeli Jewish Zionist female soldiers openly boast of deliberately killing numerous children. One
soldier said that she took pleasure in killing them, shooting them for amusement: one child in the chest, another in the
head, a third by first targeting the limbs before finishing him off. This reflects a truly horrific degree of criminality and
savagery.
Thisis bound up with the true nature of this enemy.That is, we should not view the crimes, actions, and behaviour
of the Israelis as isolated events, unrelated to who they are—their ideology, their culture, even their political
orientations, and how they perceive other people. We must recognise that these embody their true nature; we must view them as defined by such a level of savagery, aggression, criminality,and hatred. As such, they pose a real threat to
the peoples of our Ummah, especially when we turn a blind eye to or ignore their reality and threat. The greatest danger
to our Ummah lies in that neglect and ignorance and in accepting the positive image presented by some of their
followers, who are sharingin their crimes because of their allegiance to them.
The Israeli enemy also continues to violate the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.Our Ummah—especially all those
with guiding roles, such as scholars, intellectuals, teachers, and preachers—must reinforce the sacredness of Al-Aqsa
among our communities, keep that sanctity firmly rooted, and emphasise the significance of our Islamic holy sites and
the danger of neglecting them. One of the sad realities in our Islamic Ummah and its peoples as a whole, is that the Jews
have managed to influence it through a policy of taming. This is compounded by the neglect of many important issues
by those involved in instructional, educational, and cultural efforts. At the same time, the enemy works in the opposite
direction to sever the Ummah's connection to its important Islamic principles: It separates it from its most important
principles and offers other alternative, which has a completely different and damaging impact on the reality of the
Ummah.
In the reality of our Ummah, the bodies that guide it—through official policies from rulers and governments—
neglect, erase, and ignore important matters: principles, values, instructions, and everything that contributes to the
revival of our Ummah, its awareness, its insight, its sense of responsibility, and its educational, moral, and intellectual
readiness to fulfil its role. Meanwhile, the enemy works in the opposite direction, offering alternatives that leave a
profoundly harmful impact on the Ummah's psyche.
The sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of the most important matters that must be stressed in the reality of
the Ummah, along with the Ummah's relationship with its holy sites, the danger of neglecting them, and the importance
of these divine landmarks. They are of paramount importance for the Ummah's religious attachment, its doctrinal and
spiritual cohesion,and for its bond with Allah, the Almighty.
The Zionist enemies continue their incursions and attempts of Judaisation: They focus on raising Israeli flags in
the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. In fact, matters have gone so far that the Zionist Jews raised their flag on the
courtyard of the Dome of the Rock Mosque.
The Israeli enemy also continuesto force Palestinians in Al-Quds to demolish their own homes,an outrage that
kept recurringthis week.
As for itsassaults in the West Bank, the Israeli enemy continues its endeavours in the major camps—Jenin camp,
Tulkarm camp, and Nur Shams camp. The displacement of the residents from these large camps persists, along with destruction, demolition, and the alteration of their features. It also continues the forced displacement of people across
various parts of the West Bank, and commits all forms of aggression against them, their property, and their livestock.
This week alone, there were more than sixty-one acts of property destruction and more than one hundred and seventy
raids.
The Israeli enemy constantly targets the Palestinian people in the West Bank and establishes more settlement
outposts on usurped land. The criminal known as 'the Israeli finance minister' posed for a photo in one of these
settlements in the West Bank, beside a wall bearing the Israeli slogan 'Death to the Arabs'. This slogan has been
associated with the Zionist Jewish occupation of Palestine since its inception, and it is chanted at their events and
gatherings. The true aim of their political and practical endeavour—their Zionist project—is to bring about the
destruction of Arabs. This is pursued through killing them, dismantling the Ummah, and stripping it of its independence,
freedom, and dignity. They seekto bring about the collective demise of the Ummah as a great ummah endowed by Allah
with all necessary means to be a pioneering nation in human society by virtue of its Islam, its Quran, its great Islamic
values, and the teachings of Allah (the Almighty), through which it could have attained a leading position within human
society. They want the Ummah to be humiliated, submissive, and enslaved in every sense of the word. Such a state is
even worse than when the Arabs worshipped stone idols, for in submitting to the Israeli enemy, they are surrendering
to something even more evil, more corrupt, and more misguided than lifeless idols that could neither speak nor act.
The acceptance by our Ummah—hundreds of millions strong—to submit and yield completely to the Israeli
enemy is nothing less than enslavement in the fullest sense of the word. Therefore, no believer, who still has a
shred of faith, and no free person, who still holds even a trace of humanity and a sense of dignity, can accept being
enslaved by the Israeli enemy, characterised by meanness, hatred, baseness, vileness, criminality, brutality, and
wickedness. It is an evil, corrupting, and misleadingenemy, an extension of Satan's work, enmity, and evil on the earth.
Therefore, it is a catastrophic calamity for a person to enslave himself to such an enemy. Our Ummah must wake up to
the reality of this very serious, deeply damaging decline in its reality.
The Israeli enemy truly aims to wipe the Arabs out. That Jewish-Zionist slogan is laden with meaning—it is not
merely idle words cast into the air. Those words express their hatred, their vision, and their agenda—all their actions
rest on this foundation. Yet we find manyregimes across the Arab world prevent people from chanting 'Death to Israel'
to express theirenmity towards an enemy that was the first to initiate hatred, injustice, and criminality—targeting their
Ummah, their sanctities, their religion, and their identity and insulting their Prophet, their Quran, and everything they
hold dear.The Israeli enemy announced this week its decision to seize Gaza City and that it is making preparations for
this. It is clear that the Israeli enemy has been actively seekingto occupy Gaza since the beginning of its assault. For this
reason, its assault was never limited to air raids using American-made bombs, nor to the comprehensive destruction
and demolition of the Strip, the eradication of every aspect of life there, and the mass killings of its population with
bombs and shells. Alongside these attacks, it launched ground operations along multiple routes in the Gaza Strip. And
it has persisted with this approach, deploying five military divisions in its ground assault on Gaza, with the aim of
occupation. It has already occupied a large part of the Gaza Strip, particularly exposed areas, such as farmland and other
open spaces, which are easier for it to occupy and advance through .
However, what is new in this announcement is the Israeli enemy’s attempt to target one million Palestinians in
Gaza City. Its current focus is on the city itself, despite earlier attempts to cut deep into the Gaza Strip and target several
neighbourhoods through ground incursions, which ultimately failed. Now, through this announcement and the
preparations accompanying it, it seeks to displace, kill, and harass a million Palestinians in Gaza City, while also
destroying what little remains of the city’s homesand neighbourhoods—already reduced to a tiny fraction—through
wholesale demolition. In other words, this announcement marks an escalatory step in the ongoing, horrific crimes
against the Palestinian people.
This announcement was met with widespread condemnation worldwide, expressed through numerous remarks,
declarations, and statements. However, words alone are not enough. There must be practical measures to pressure the
Israeli enemy into halting its crimes and aggression .
The primary target of this assault is the Palestinian people as a whole—defenceless civilians and ordinary
residents. Across the entire Gaza Strip—north, south, and centre—it is evident that the biggest victims, the most
heavily targeted, are unarmed civilians in general. As for our fellow mujahidin, they are resisting and fighting bravely.
Their effective and impactful operations against the enemy are clear, backed by facts, realities, and widely circulated
footage.The Israeli enemy is seeking to forcibly displace one million Palestinians from Gaza City, to commit further acts
of genocide, and to destroy what remains of the city’s homes—a truly horrific crime! Theremust be a collective effort
to prevent it from carrying out this step.
Regarding Palestinian steadfastness, our fellow mujahidin in the Gaza Strip continue their great and heroic
jihadist operations in confronting the Israeli enemy. In recent days, the Al-Qassam Brigades have carried out nearly
twelve diverse operations, including sniper attacks on enemy soldiers, the destruction of its vehicles, and shelling enemy
troop concentrations across all battlefronts .
The Al-Quds Brigades have also conducted a range of operations, including :- targeting three colonial settlements with Quds-3 rockets;and
- shelling enemy command-and-control sites, as well as enemy troop concentrations and advancing forces in the
south of Rafah City, and gatherings of Zionist soldiers east of the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza City .
Other factions have also carried out operations, and one of the most remarkable aspects we observe in the Gaza
Strip is the high level of cooperation and coordination among the jihadist factions. This constitutes a major source of
strength and aligns with the teachings of Allah (Glory be to Him), Who says in His Holy Book, {'Indeed, Allah loves those
who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly'}[As-Saf 61:4]. Cooperation
represents strength, and when efforts are combined, the results are immense and tangible.
Regarding Syria, the Israeli enemy continues all its assaults in violation of its agreements with those factions in
control of Syria, who have agreed and committed to endingall their military presence in southern Syria. Although they
have accepted a full evacuation of their forces from the south, the Israeli enemy seeks to have the area cleared for its
own control. That is, it does not want the south to be simply left vacant but under its effective control. As a result, it
continues all its aggressive activities in southern Syria, including:
- continuous military patrols as if southern Syria had become its own territory,
- establishing roadblocks and searching civilians,
- raiding civilians’ homes,
- forcibly displacing people from certain areas, and
- abducting civilians .
All forms of assault, violation, bulldozing, encroachment, and the entrenchment of positions continue
unabated.These actions are a flagrant breach of every agreement. This proves in practice that the Israeli enemy does
not seek peace but demands unconditional surrender. It is unwilling to leave people in peace or refrain from targeting
their lands and seizing what is in their hands out of respect for the goodwill they have shown by deciding not to do
anything against it and consideringit not an enemy. Such gestures mean nothing to it—absolutely nothing.
The Israeli enemy originally came to our region—beginning with Palestine—with the aim of occupation. It
operates according to the Zionist scheme, which we will also address further on. Therefore, it continues its aggression
in Syria through incursions, abductions, the setting up of roadblocks, military patrols, and the complete violation of
southern Syria’s sovereignty. It also assassinated, on the Syria–Lebanon road, the Palestinian Popular Front leader
Muhammad Khalil (Abu Khalil) and field commander Mufid Hassan Hussein. Funeral ceremonies were held for both
in Yarmouk Camp .In Lebanon, the Israeli enemy continues to commit serious violations of its agreement with the Lebanese
state—an agreement guaranteed by international actors, including Americaand France. Despite this, the Israeli enemy
shows no regard for the agreement or its terms. Just yesterday, the so-called 'chief of staff of the Israeli army' openly
boasted of their flagrant violations of this agreement—actions that constitute a total breach and an act of aggression
in every sense of the word: a direct assault on Lebanon and its people. He proudly stated that 240 Lebanese civilians
had been killed after the agreement was signed, and that they had carried out 600 air strikes against the Lebanese
people, including strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs .
The Israeli enemy continues its killing campaign through air strikes, artillery fire, and daily machine-gun bursts from
the positions it occupies in southern Lebanon. It violates Lebanese airspace and territorial waters and persists in
occupying the areas it seized following its latest assault on Lebanon.
Boasting of having killed 240 Lebanese people, the Israeli enemy remains in a constant state of aggression
against Lebanon. It is, therefore, entirely natural—instinctive, even—and a matter of national responsibility, that the
Lebanese state, with all its institutions, should prioritise halting this aggression. The Israeli enemy poses areal threat to
Lebanon, committing daily violations of its sovereignty on a large scale and in various forms.This should have been the
state’s focus, and for this purpose, it should have mobilised all available resources. In fact, this is the position that all
Lebanon—the state and the people alike and across all sectors—should take: to work towards preventingthe Israeli
enemyfrom continuing its aggression. But what actually happened?
TheIsraeli enemyis attemptingto override the agreement as though it never existed, seeking to impose its own
dictates on the Lebanese government—dictates that serve only Israeli interests, not Lebanon’s—with full American
support and complicity in pressuring Lebanon.The Lebanese government’s public submission to and adoption of the
American proposal—filled with Israeli dictates—is a betrayal of Lebanon. It compromises national sovereignty and
insults the Lebanese people in the fullest sense. And this was done openly, not in secret: A US envoy arrived with a
document carrying Israeli dictates, and the Lebanese government then surrendered to both the Americans and the
Israelis, accepting that document with all Israeli dictates in it.Such dictates cannot be in the interest of Lebanon; rather,
they pose a threat to it and aim to incite internal strifeand turn the Lebanese state into an enforcer for Israel, serving its
agenda. That is truly regrettable.
The core issue here is that this is an Israeli-American decision, and the Lebanese government’s adoption of it is a
major scandal. It does not change the reality—it is not a Lebanese decision, nor is it independent or responsible. What
the Lebanese government has done is simply to adopt an Israeli-American directive. Therefore, it should never be
described as a Lebanese decision. It is not Lebanese, not sovereign, not responsible—it is nothing more than the adoption of Israeli dictates. It must always be recognised as an Israeli-American decision. As such, there can be no
justification for submitting to it merely because the Lebanese government adopted it under the pretext of pressure. That
pressure is not a valid excuse—it could have chosen to resist.
Why do Arab governments, generally speaking, suffer from this disgraceful weakness?!They are quick to buckle
under American or Israeli pressure—almost as if, to borrow the popular expression, 'Force me and I’ll comply.'They are
ever-ready to use such pressure as an excuse to implement whatever the Americans or Israelis demand—even when
those demands pose serious threats to their peoples, their countries, their present, and their future.
American interests, in fact, bring nothing but harm to our Ummah.There are no mutual interests with the Israelis.
Israeli interests serve Israel alone, and they bring only harm, evil, and aggression to our peoples and our lands. This is
an undeniable truth.
Why does the Israeli enemy want to strip Lebanon of the only weapon that protects it? This is because it is well
known, undeniable, and clear to everyone that the Lebanese army will not defend Lebanon against any attack
by the Israeli enemy.This is simply not going to happen; the reasons for this are plain to see. In fact, no political decision
will ever be taken by the official authorities in Lebanon to confront the Israeli enemy, and reality confirms this. This has
remained the case for more than forty years, as the Israeli enemy has been in a constant state of aggression against
Lebanon and persisted in its occupation ofLebanese territories, such as the Shebaa Farms. The same was true when the
enemy reached Beirut and even during all the stages of liberation, which the mujahidin and the Lebanese resistance
achieved by Allah's grace.This has been the case throughout all previous stages, and it is now more certain than ever.
That is, it is less likely than ever that the Lebanese army would be given any official directive to stand up to Israel. It has
never confronted it, nor has it ever been given the mandate to do so, even under far more favourable circumstances.
With that said, the likelihood of this happening is more doubtful than ever, especially given the army's current state in
terms of weaponry and capabilities.
It is in Lebanon’s best interest that the experience of resistance—which is not only a legitimate right in every
respect, but also a proven success over forty years—receives both official and popular backing. The resistance
is Lebanon's sole source of strength and therefore deserves protection and support from the state and the people alike.
It should not be undermined by factions or elements loyal to the Israeli enemy, nor should official policies become
subservient to the Israeli enemy and bow to its dictates. Such a course is truly disgraceful in every sense of the word.
The Israeli enemy seeks to strip Lebanon of the weapon that protects it, which is the weapon of the resistance.
This is because it wants Lebanon to remain vulnerable to its violations. It also seeks to remove the one real obstacle that, as the facts of the past forty years have shown, has effectively stood in its way, preventing it from violating Lebanon at
will and seizing whatever it desires there.
O peoples of our Ummah! O Lebanese people! The problem is not the weapons of the resistance and the free
people of this Ummah. These weapons protect and defend you: They defend your freedom, your honour, your
independence, your dignity, and your identityin the face of the worstand most oppressive enemy—the Israeli enemy .
The real problem for our Ummah lies in the weapons used by the Israeli enemy to kill children, exterminate
civilians, destroy homes, and target people. These are weapons designed to annihilate you, kill your children and
women, occupyyour lands, plunder your wealth, subjugateyou, and strip away your freedom and independence. They
are used to violate all that you hold dear: your blood, your honour, your land, your wealth, and your sanctities.
Therefore, the general position—both among the peoples of our Ummah and at the official level in our
countries—must be firmly directed against Israeli armaments and the supply of weapons to the Israeli enemy.
Furthermore, we must cry out against every country that provides the Israeli enemy with arms, for they are equipping it
to kill children and women and commit the most atrocious crimes. This approach does have an impact. For example,
some Western countries that are among the strongest supporters of the Israeli enemy in terms of supplying weapons—
due to the ongoing uproar over the Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip—have announced the suspension of weapon
supplies to the Israeli enemy that could be used in Gaza, until further notice, as is the case with Germany and other
European countries. What if there were a significant outcry in the reality of Ummah, both officially and among the
people, accompanied by decisions and policies at the political and economic levels? In truth, this would have created
real pressure on Western societies to halt arms supplies to the Israeli enemy.
The prevailing discourse across our entire Ummah—both at the official level and among the people—must
clearly and forcefully assert,and extend this assertion to all other nations, that the Israeli enemy must not be allowed
to possess weapons. Its possession of arms poses a threat to all human societies, to children, to women, to defenceless
civilians. Indeed, it is a danger in every sense, a source of global crises, and a threat to both regional and international
security and stability. This is a clear and undeniable truth. So why, then, do some adopt the same logic and position held
by the Israelienemy and follow its dictates, only to reframe the matter in a different language?!
The interesting thing we noticed yesterday regarding the Lebanese government is that it shows sensitivity even
towards expressions of solidarity with Lebanon and to positions that affirm support for Lebanon against the
Israeli enemy. We hear some say that we should not interfere in Lebanese affairsand better refrain from that. Any form
of support for Lebanon—whether military, political, or otherwise—if it comes from a Muslim individual, a Muslim
nation, or a Muslim state, is dismissed as so-called 'interference in Lebanese affairs'.They deliver these words in a loud, bold, and assertive tone. Yet at the same time, we see these very people descend into disgraceful submission and utter
humiliation in the face of Israeli crimes, violations, and assaults on Lebanese sovereignty. What the Americans and
Israelis do in Lebanon is far more than interference. It amounts to occupation, violation, killing, and the total desecration
of Lebanese sovereignty. And yet, we do not hear the same rhetoric from the Lebanese government that it reserves for
certain Islamic nations when those countries express solidarity with Lebanon. This is the very definition of malice,
embodied by the Lebanese government and some of its officials. They even extend this malice towards Hezbollah, the
Lebanese resistance, and the Lebanese people themselves. It is an act of malice to adopt Israeli logic and Israeli dictates,
to submit to them in utter humiliation, and then oppose any statement or gesture of solidarity with your own country,
all under the pretext of 'sovereignty'. You have no claim to sovereignty if you submit to Israeli dictatesand adopt them
against your own people—especially the freeand honourable among them.
The driveto strip our countries and peoples of weapons—especially of the weapons that defend them against
Israeli aggression and domination—is a fundamental part of the Zionist scheme targeting our Ummah.
In fact, the Israeli enemy, along with the Americans, seeks to deprive our Ummah of all elements of strength,
including the weapons that protect it from them.The Israelis and Americans have no objection if some among our
people possess weapons, but only in specific areas and only when those arms serve the Israeli and American agenda:
- to fight those who oppose America and Israel and seek to protect our Ummah from them—those who stand
as obstacles to Israeli control over our Ummah, peoples and lands;
- to stir up strife under sectarian, regional, and other pretexts carefully orchestrated by the Israeli and American
enemiesand exploited by the Zionist Jews—they are content for weapons to be used for this purpose, but only
to the extent needed to achieve their objectives. Once those objectives are achieved, the approach and attitude
of Israel change entirely.
Therefore, the fools, the spiteful, and the proxies could not be more wrong when theyclaim that the problem lies
in the weapons held by our Ummah—the weapons wielded by the free and honourable, those loyal to this Ummah
and its religion, the true, sovereign defenders of their homelands. The real issue lies with Israeli weaponry and the
campaign to disarm our Ummah of the means by which it protects itself.
In fact, the Lebanese government’s submission to Israeli and American orders and dictates is, by itself, sufficient
proof and decisive evidence that the Lebanese government will not protect Lebanon, nor will it protect the
Lebanese people. If the government is this submissive to the Americans and Israelis—this obedient to their will—
and fully embraces the enemy’s dictates and agenda, how, then, could it protect its own peoplefrom that very enemy—the true and undeniable enemy of Lebanon? By adopting American-Israeli decisions and dictates, the government
demonstrates, beyond doubt, that it will never, not ever, protect its people: the Lebanese people.
The Americans and Israelis, or rather the Zionist enemy with its many arms—just like an octopus with many
arms, including American, Israeli, British ones—seek to reshape the role of our governments, armies, and
security agencies into a single function: to implement American and Israeli orders and directives that serve their
interests. In return, this leads to the consolidation of American and Israeli control over our Ummah, resulting in the loss
of freedom, independence, and the major interests of this Ummah. It opens the door for destructive plots to be executed
against the Ummah—ones that cause pure harm and absolute evil to it. This reality is undeniable.
What exactly is the role of the Palestinian Authority, claiming to represent the Palestinian people? Do the
Palestinian people benefit in any way from such a role? Its most prominent role has been what they call 'security
coordination' with the Israeli enemy. It does not protect its people or defend their rights. Its actions offer no real good
or clear benefit to the Palestinian people. Instead, it actively collaborates—with visible and undeniable impact—with
the Israeli enemy against the free members of Palestinian society. Consider how many innocent Palestinians this
authority has helped the Israeli enemy kill, abduct, or target through various means!
This is the very role that Israel and America want from every government in the region, from every army, and
every security institution:to serve as tools of Zionism, of America, of Israel against their own people. This role is meant
to be their primary function. That is a disaster and even worse than surrender. In fact, it is betrayal—a betrayal and a
deep injustice against the Ummah.
It is no different from the governments set up by colonial powers during occupation in the previous colonial era
across our countries,when a local government was installed to perform this role. Take, for example, the crime of killing
the martyr Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam. Who was sent to kill him and the faithful mujahidin with him? Many were from the
local police—Palestinians, Arabs—recruited to serve with the British. They were sent to kill him, and they even
outnumbered the British who went with them, and participated in his killing. Historical accounts note that Izz Al-Din Al
Qassam and his companions were careful to avoid harming them—something the British exploited to make the
mission of killing him easier.
Whether governments, armies, security agencies, or allied parties, elites, media mouthpieces, and malicious
writers who spread falsehoods to support the Israeli enemy and target anyone who resists it—the Americans
and Israelis want to use everyone as tools against their peoples, their homelands, and the Ummah as a whole.Falling prey to the Zionist scheme is a disaster. In fact, all these are merely details of the larger Zionist scheme:
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Disarmament, aimed at stripping the resistance and free people of their means of defence.
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The drive to entrench both popular and official acceptance of the implementation of American and Israeli
conspiracies, plans, and dictates. This means, for example, that the Lebanese are expected to accept this issue
simply because the Americans and Israelis demanded so, as if their demands should always be implemented
without objection. This then becomes an accepted norm among the public and throughout everyone else,
including elitesand officials.
This is all part of the Zionist scheme. Giving in to the Zionist plan is a disaster for our peoples in both spiritual and
worldly terms. It is an absolute, all-encompassing, appalling loss that no person with a shred of awareness or reason
could accept. No one can accept such loss except those who have become numb, like animals. It means to lose freedom,
honour, dignity, independence, even the very core of humanity. It means to accept enslavement, humiliation, and
disgraceand lose your faith and worldly life. This is utterly unacceptable!
This week saw statements by the criminal Netanyahu, during an interview with Channel 24, an Israeli Zionist
channel. He was asked about his belief in the Zionist project of 'Greater Israel', and he reaffirmed it. This is something
openly declared by the Americans, the Israelis, and the leading Zionist criminals; it is a matter of public record. Yet not
a single Arab leader, in any country presenting itself as a great and leading nation of the Ummah, dares to respond to
him, even though this targetsthe entire Ummah. Would, for example, the leader of Egypt or that of Saudi Arabia dare to
issue a firm and forceful response, backed by real action, to Netanyahu’s words, which insult the whole region, including
Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq? He dares to say these things openly, and they do indeed act accordingly. This issue is
clear in their culture, their policies, and all their affairs.
Following the Zionist scheme called 'Changing the Middle East' is a profound regression from human values
and from the teachings of Islam. It means accepting servitude and subjugation to the worst, most criminal, most
corrupt enemy. For those who accept this, it leads to utter ruin in both this life and the Hereafter. This makes clear the
greatness, necessity, and value of taking the right stand and following the correct path, which leads to the very opposite
of these negative qualities: It is the path of freedom, honour, dignity, and pride, one that goes in line with wisdom and
sound judgment and is consistent with righteousness, faith, piety, and jihad. This is true when people act on the
teachings of Allah (Glory be to Him) and even on their own innate disposition and stand against this Zionist scheme
labelled 'The New Middle East', one that aims to realise the Israeli project of 'Greater Israel'. And what is the alternative?
It is an ummah that is fragmented and diminished, rendered submissive and humiliated—that is, the Arab nations become humiliated, disgraced, trampled underfoot by the Jews, and utterly subjugated, with their blood, honour,
dignity, land, wealth, sanctities, and identity left open to abuse.
The daily crimes perpetrated by the Israeli enemy, with American partnership, against the Palestinian people
are in themselves enough proof for our Ummah to see clearly the true nature of thisenemy—on top of what is
already stated in the Holy Quran. Why, then, do our Ummah, its scholars, intellectuals, and elites deny all the facts Allah
has mentioned in the Holy Quran about these enemies—about the camp of evil, treachery, disbelief, criminality,
oppression, hatred, and enmity from the People of the Book,about the Jews with all their criminality? The Holy Quran
is full of discussion about them, such as in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ali 'Imran, An-Nisa, At-Tawbah, and Al-Ma'idah. Yet they
continue to completely disregard all these truths in Allah’s Book, shut their eyes to the tangible realities that the entire
world has witnessed, and ignore what the Jews are in their beliefs and their culture.
I have many texts and statements here in which they express their hatred, beliefs, and views about our Ummah
and about other non-Jewish peoples and nations, but due to time constraints I can only mention a few.
Among the things they say in their religious texts:
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They (May Allah curse and disgrace them) say that every Jew must do his utmost to prevent other nations from
taking possession of the earth so that power remains solely with the Jews. They also claim that before they
finally rule over all nations, a great war must break outand lead to the destruction of two-thirds of the world,
and that the Jews will spend seven years burning the weapons they capture after the war.
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About those they call 'goyim'—non-Jewish peoples and nations, especially Arabs—they say that they are
nothing but filthy pigsand even worse than dogs. According to them, non-Jewish people were created in human
form only to serve the Jews, who claim the world was made for them, and that there is no kinship among'the
goyim', meaning other nations, for they are like donkeys, and the homes of other nations are like animal pens
and stables.
Such people with such a view about you—for whom this is both a belief and a strategy that shapes theirapproach
and their dealings with you—how can you, in turn, look at them with respect or accept submission to them? That would
be a true disaster.
Compare this with our relationship of faith with Allah (Glory be to Him). We believe that He is our Lord, whose
Lordship is based on honouring us: {'And We have certainly honoured the children of Adam'}[Al-Isra 17:70]. Indeed, He
says, {'And We have certainly honoured the children of Adam.'} He has honoured us in our creation and our form and throughHis blessings, His guidance, and His valuable teachings. For those others, however, it is nothing but catastrophe
and disaster, because of their hatred and views.
When a person believes in Allah (Glory be to Him), He responds with love: {'others who are loved by Him and love
Him'}[Al-Ma'idah 5:54]. He responds with love, mercy, honour, and great reward in this world and the Hereafter. In
Jannah, one of the greatest rewards Allah gives to His believing servants is unparalleled honour in return for their good
deeds—deeds that benefit them, for He has no need of their actions. As for these people, one should expect nothing
but disaster.
They also say, 'Kill [even] the good among the gentiles,'and by 'the good' they mean those who submit to them and
serve them. Such a person, in their view, deserves to be killed, but only after finishing his service. They also say it is
forbidden for a Jew to save any of 'the goyim' from destruction, or to help him out of a pit he has fallen into; rather, he
should seal it with a stone!Such is their view—so how can anyone within our Ummah accept their demands or
serve them?
Regarding the demonstrations in support of Gaza, there were demonstrations in five Arab and Islamic countries, led
by Yemen, which also topped global activities and demonstrations. Demonstrations took place in seventeen countries
worldwide, including Britain—a country that claims to champion civilisation, progress, and human rights, only to arrest
an elderly, blind man in a wheelchair for expressing solidarity with Palestine, with no regard for his humanitarian
situation.
Among the positive developments is the reported move by Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to halt its investments
in the Israeli entity as a response to the aggression against Gaza—a welcome step in the economic boycott. What, by
contrast, has been the Arab response?
Consider these striking and regrettable paradoxes:
- Norway’s sovereign wealth fund chooses to suspend its investments with the Israeli enemy and impose
an economic boycott, while Egypt moves to sign the largest gas deal in its history with that very enemy—
an astonishing paradox!
- The Saudi regime sends its ship Bahri Yanbu to deliver weapons to the Israeli enemy, while some
regimes, including European ones, are suspending arms exports to the Israelis. In one Italian port, workers
protested against the Saudi ship’s attempt to dock, boarded the vessel, documented its cargo of weapons
destined for Israel, and blocked it from berthing— protesting that these weapons were to be used to kill Palestinians in Gaza, including children and women, and to commit those brutal crimes of genocide against the
Palestinian people.
What is wrong with Arabs? What is wrong with these governments that have stooped so low as to aid the Israeli
enemy—one that is an enemy to them, their Prophet, their faith, and their peoples? While some regimes and
countries—whether for political gain or out of basic humanity—have taken steps to halt some forms of cooperation,
Arab regimes do even more to help the Israeli enemy. These are truly astonishing paradoxes.
Take, for example, the Hague Group: a coalition of governments and regimes led by South Africa and Colombia—
non-Muslim countries—that, motivated by humanitarian values, has organised itself to make practical decisions to
boycott the Israeli enemy and support the Palestinian people. This group pursues these through legal, political, and
diplomatic channels, as well as through concrete initiatives and economic boycotts. What has kept the Arab League
from taking action of this calibre?
There is a serious problem in the Arab world. There is an obvious flaw in official Arab policy: decisions to support
and partner with the Israeli enemy. This is a grave crime. The transfer of weapons to the Israeli enemy, which are used
to kill Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians and target the entire Ummah, is a terrible crime—a direct participation in
criminality and a betrayal of the Ummah. This is truly regrettable and reflects a stark contrast in positions.
Regarding the support front of Yemen (the land of faith and wisdom) in the Battle of the Promised Conquest
and Holy Jihad, this week’s operations targeted the Israeli enemy in occupied Palestine, reaching Yaffa, Haifa, Asqalan,
Beersheba, the Negev, and Umm Al-Rashrash. In addition, a ship violating the blockade in the far north of the Red Sea
was targeted.
Operations continue both on land and at sea. In the same context, and in light of the impact of Yemeni
operations on the Israeli enemy, Indian and Italian airlines have announced the postponement of their return to Lod
Airport—which the Israeli enemy names after one of its worst criminals, Ben Gurion—until 25 October and 30
September, respectively, due to the situation in Palestine. This underscores the impact of the Yemeni operations.
As for public activities in Yemen, the Yemeni people staged 1,356 marches, rallies, and demonstrations last week—
a massive and honourableturnout befitting Yemen, the land of faith and wisdom.
Yesterday, massive, honourable demonstrations were held ata number of universities:- At Sana’a University, Al-Hudaydah University, the private universities in Al-Hudaydah, and the technical and
vocational institutes.
- At Ibb University, there was a massive demonstration held bystudents, teachers, and staff.
- Amran University also saw a large turnout.
- Mahwit University held a huge demonstration as well.
It is a blessing from Allah (Glory be to Him) to see Yemen presenting such a model and taking such a
comprehensive position—one embraced by both officials and the people alike and maintained across all spheres,
including through militaryaction. It is a blessing to see this outstanding student activism, which is now at the forefront
of global action. These same universities—foremost among them the University of Sana’a—are calling on their peers
throughout the Arab and Islamic world, for it is the student and academic elite who should be the first to champion this
honourable cause in their societies and lead others in standing up to the Israeli enemy and supporting the Palestinian
people.This is what reflects genuine awareness, knowledge, maturity, responsibility, ethical values, authentic faith, and
a profound sense of humanitarian, moral, and religious responsibility. Given all this, how could such a distinguished
group—the academic, educational, and student elite—remain inactive in the Arab and Islamic world, succumbing to
the same prevailing apathy that reflects neither awareness, nor responsibility, nor true concern?
One can see how many students and teachers at other universities, even American universities, face repression
and persecution. Some have been expelled, others detained or dismissed, and many subjected to serious violations.
Yet they remain resolute, unwavering in their position. Steadfastness and adherence to the right course isa living
translation of insight,awareness, maturity, wisdom, faith, and human and moral values. And this is therefore the right
choice—the proper direction to follow.
In contrast, stagnation, surrender, and passivity signify psychological defeatand a lack of awareness, maturity,
wisdom, and insight—a state of utter blindness.
Allegiance to the American and Israeli enemy and standing with them in any form amounts to treason. It is a total
moral and human bankruptcy, a complete break from religious and human values, and active participation in the crimes
of the enemy. For this reason, Allah (the Almighty) says, {'Whoever takes them as Auliya becomes one of them'}[Al
Ma'idah 5:51].
Instructional and educational activities are very important—those activities that raise the insight, awareness,
maturity, and understanding of our Islamic Ummah in the face ofenemy conspiracies. Such efforts also build a sense of
responsibility and trust in Allah. Media, educational, awareness, and instructional initiatives guided by righteousness are foundational pillars for the Ummah in confronting the Jewish-Zionist scheme that targets it.The media, educational,
and awareness-raising effort is essential for the Ummah in confronting the Jewish Zionist scheme that targets it. This
work is especially vital for our peoples—to confront every mouthpiece, writer, and agent of Zionism who seeks to
subjugate the Ummah and to distort every correct stance and direction. It also reminds the Ummah of its responsibility
and mobilises it. Global activism is just as essential, for it exposes the Zionist enemy and its American partner,
communicating the true suffering of the Palestinian people to other nations worldwide. We have seen the growing
impact of these efforts: Though still limited, they have played a significant part in raising global awareness of Zionist
crimes and the danger posed by the Israelis and Americans not only to the peoples of the Ummah, but to all people
everywhere.
I call upon our dear people to participate in a great million-strong demonstration tomorrow, Friday (Allah
willing), in the capital, Sana’a, and throughout the other governorates and public squares. Let this mass turnout be an
expression of the faith, loyalty, honour, gallantry, dignity, and pride of our people—showing that they are truly worthy
of what the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&F) said about them: 'The belief is that of the Yemenites, and sagacity is that of
the Yemenites.' Indeed, due to their faith, our people stand with pride and hold fast to positions of honour, courage,
pride, and dignity.
We ask Allah (Glory be to Him) to grant us success in seeking what pleases Him. O Allah! Have mercy on our
virtuous martyrs, heal the wounded among us, set free our captives, and grant us victory. You are the All
Hearer of prayer. We also ask Him to hasten relief and victory for the oppressed Palestinian people and for
their dear mujahidin.
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
#Yemen
#Sayyed Abdulmalik Al-Houthi
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Yemen Scholars: affirm the necessity of maintaining the resistance’s weapons in Gaza, Lebanon, and across Muslim lands
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Yemen Scholars: condemn attempts by some Arab regimes to weaken the Ummah by disarming it for Israel’s benefit
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Yemen Scholars: denounce wasting trillions on the enemy while people in Gaza die of hunger and thirst
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Yemen Scholars: urge regimes aiding Israel with goods or weapons to repent and sever relations immediately
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Yemen Scholars: warn against negligence, complicity, and deals with Israeli enemy in any form
