Speech by Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi (May Allah protect him) on the Latest Weekly Developments

Thursday, the 26th of Jumada Al-Awwal 1446 A.H. (the 28th of November 2024 A.D.)

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.

Allah (Glory be to Him) says in the Holy Quran, {‘For it is Our duty to grant victory to the believers’}[Ar-Rum 30:47]. This is the word of truth from Almighty Allah.

‘The era of defeats has passed, and the era of victories has come.’ These were the words of the martyr of Islam and humanity, Al-Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (May Allah be pleased with him), crowning a historic victory granted by Allah during a very important phase. He said this based on his trust in Allah (Glory be to Him) on the one hand, and on his awareness of divine ways regarding the means of victory and defeat on the other.

When Lebanon saw the emergence of a believing and striving people that pursued the means of victory, Allah achieved the divine promise that He made to His believing servants. Indeed, Allah does not break His promise. At that time, Allah granted a great victory followed by more victories: There was the victory of 2000, followed by the victory of 2006. And now, Allah (Glory be to Him) has bestowed a significant and historic victory directly over the Israeli enemy. This victory, granted by Allah, adds to the record of major, historic, and important victories.

This victory was granted by Allah during this sensitive and important phase of facing the Israeli enemy, as it had launched an unprecedented aggression against Lebanon and targeted Hezbollah (its leaders, facilities, personnel, among others) in an unprecedented manner. This targeting was greatly supported by the Americans. Therefore, the Americans share this disappointment with the Israeli enemy, just as they were partners in the aggression and crime through all the substantial support they provided to the Israeli enemy in its aggression against Lebanon. The victory achieved was granted by Allah (Glory be to Him) as a result of the efforts made by those steadfast believing men, that community, and that popular support base—those who endured patiently. In fact, patience is one of the most important factors for victory when it is coupled with a cause, action, and sacrifice. They relied on Allah, trusted Him, and considered their martyrs to be in His cause. Indeed, {‘And they did not waver regardless of that which afflicted them in the way of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor did they give in’}[Ali ‘Imran 3:146].

The Israeli enemy was betting on the painful and severe blows it had inflicted on Hezbollah, targeting its leaders, foremost among them the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, his eminence the martyr Al-Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (May Allah be pleased with him). The Israeli enemy believed that, through that, it had laid the groundwork for a complete defeat of Hezbollah. Hence, the goals announced by the Israeli enemy for its aggression against Lebanon were ambitious, reflecting its aspirations against Hezbollah. It aimed to completely destroy Hezbollah, disarm it, eliminate any presence of the Islamic resistance in Lebanon, and erase the banner of jihad.

 

The Israeli enemy wanted to decisively change the situation in Lebanon and impose a political transformation through the campaign launched by the Americans—who stood side by side with it in its aggression against Lebanon. It also wanted to enforce changes that would serve it. This was not only about Lebanon; as reiterated in the words of the criminal Netanyahu, it was about entirely changing the situation across what they refer to as the Middle East. They consider Hezbollah’s front in Lebanon to be of great significance for the reality of the entire Ummah. In fact, it serves as a stronghold against the Israeli enemy and its conspiracies targeting the entire Ummah and all the peoples of this region, which they refer to as the Middle East.

When we reflect on what happened, we find that it is indeed a blessing from Allah (Glory be to Him) that the Israeli enemy ended up facing failure and frustration. The criteria for this victory are evident when we consider three things, the first of which is the declared objectives expressed by the Israeli enemy, as they represent its ambitions and hopes that it seeks to realise. It wanted to get rid of Hezbollah as a jihadist front that confronts it in Lebanon; it aimed to completely change the situation so as to eliminate the military capabilities of Hezbollah and its jihadist and resistant presence in Lebanon. It wanted the situation for Hezbollah to turn into a political state, abandoning the path and the banner of jihad, as well as its position, in order to become a marginalised entity within Lebanon. This is what the Israeli enemy has been hoping for and striving to achieve. In addition to that, as we mentioned, it aimed to change the political situation in Lebanon through the American campaign to incite internal strife, pressure Lebanese factions, and impose changes that would serve its interests.

However, the Israeli enemy failed. Hezbollah’s capabilities remain intact, as evidenced by the blazing Sunday when Hezbollah rained down missiles and drones on occupied Jaffa, which the enemy refers to as Tel Aviv. With those missiles and drones, Hezbollah targeted headquarters, important sites, and military bases of great significance to the Israeli enemy. Hezbollah’s capabilities were manifested in its daily operations, particularly this Sunday, demonstrating that it remains in a strong and cohesive position, with its capabilities still at a high level. This is something that many of the Zionists have acknowledged.

Hezbollah’s victory is also evident in the significant suffering it inflicted upon the Israeli enemy. This is clear in the losses suffered by the Israeli enemy, including casualties among its officers and soldiers, as well as the destruction of its military vehicles, the impact on the morale of the Israeli army, and the repeated failures in its operations aimed at advancing. The enemy did not succeed in many of its paths, achieving only limited progress in some areas, while repeatedly failing to advance in others and in reaching those operational objectives it sought to achieve on the ground.

The great suffering was inflicted upon the criminal gangs known as the Israeli army, resulting in killed and injured individuals, destruction of its military vehicles, and repeated failure in the field. Additionally, it experienced losses in military bases and usurped lands referred to as settlements. The destruction is extensive, with thousands of homes and facilities affected, despite the Israeli efforts to maintain media silence and cover up what is happening in order to conceal the extent of its losses. However, now there are reports in some Israeli newspapers and media websites speaking about thousands of losses, the impact on the economy of the Israeli enemy, and the significant economic costs: The paralysis affecting the Israeli enemy’s factories in northern occupied Palestine has severely impacted its economy.

 

The intense confrontation on the Lebanese front has further exacerbated its economy, which is already damaged and affected due to the enemy’s ongoing aggression against Gaza.
Thus, inflicting harm on the enemy and affecting it through that had a significant role in achieving this important victory. The enemy perceives the costs as immense and recognises that achieving the goals it has announced and aspired to is now unattainable. The enemy has lost all hope of eliminating Hezbollah, and there are statements by Zionists reflecting this frustration. This is one aspect.

The other aspect is the remarkable steadfastness and cohesion of the Lebanese internal front, contrary to what the enemies expected. The enemy assumed that Lebanon’s internal situation was fragile and politically troubled, expecting this to ignite widespread chaos in the whole country. Furthermore, the Israeli enemy thought that its extensive targeting of Hezbollah’s popular base of support (through the complete destruction and levelling of villages) would impact the supportive environment itself on one hand, and Lebanon’s overall situation on the other, given the political crises that had previously existed.

Anyway, the criminal Netanyahu’s justification of the reached agreement stands as evidence of the magnitude of the harm inflicted on the Israeli enemy, for he spoke about the suffering faced by what he calls ‘the Israeli army’ and its need for restoration. He also highlighted the scale of losses and the significant costs incurred, despite the immense American and western support. Nonetheless, the Israeli enemy has indeed suffered losses.

When we reflect on this significant victory and what it indicates, we find that at the forefront of what it clearly indicates is that the Israeli enemy can fail, regardless of the magnitude of the support it receives from America and the West. In fact, the Israeli front against our Islamic Ummah (primarily against the Arabs) has clearly and evidently become a Western front, where America is heavily involved: The bombs and missiles that have been used in targeting the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples over this entire period may entirely be American bombs. They have all been provided by the Americans to the Israelis to this level, reflecting the extent of American support and partnership. Also, there is significant support in terms of weapons, shells, and military equipment from Germany, France, Britain, the Netherlands, and other European and Western countries. Despite this massive Western support and its own capabilities, the Israeli enemy failed to achieve the objectives it had declared. This shows that its defeat is possible. In fact, the state of despair among some Arabs has impacted their positions towards what is happening, although this has to do with their duties that are religious, humanitarian, ethical, and national duties—and in every respect. However, these Arabs suffer from a sense of despair, frustration, and defeat. This victory demonstrates that it is possible for the enemy to fail and to be defeated when the fundamental, important factors for achieving victory are met.
Moreover, when we reflect on the events that took place and the significance of this victory, we must consider what would have happened if the Israeli enemy had succeeded in its aggression against Lebanon and managed to invade Lebanon with its military forces and crowds. Then, the disaster would not be limited to Lebanon alone. It would be a tremendous tragedy for all of Lebanon and the entire Lebanese people. Furthermore, the Israeli enemy would have sought to leverage that success to its advantage throughout the entire region. In most countries in the region, the situation is fragile in every sense of the word: The regimes in these countries experience a state of despair and already expect defeat. This is the reality of many of them, as illustrated by their positions towards the actions of the Israeli enemy in Palestine. The weak positions that are nearly nonexistent attest to their preparedness for defeat.

The Israeli enemy truly hopes that if it can eliminate Lebanon and Palestine, along with the vibrant forces in the Ummah (from the Axis of Resistance and Jihad) that confront it, it will not have any worries or challenges of major difficulties, barriers, and obstacles outside of that axis. It views the other countries as prepared for being defeated and dominated and for accepting whatever it wishes and wants, along with the Americans. As we mentioned, this is indeed a joint American-Israeli-Western front. Therefore, the enemy’s failure there is a victory for the entire Ummah and protects it from many dangers.

The Israeli enemy is very concerned because of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Lebanese front, as it is a strong, effective, direct front that has inflicted one defeat after another upon it. Through the efforts of Hezbollah’s mujahidin, Allah has granted great victories. This front is direct and close (on the borders of occupied Palestine), and this deeply disturbs the Israeli enemy. Additionally, it is disturbed by the example set by this front because this example demonstrates that when the peoples of our Islamic Ummah take action, have a faith-based orientation and will, as well as insight and awareness, and pursue the means of victory, they can defeat their enemies and maintain strength and honour. This thwarts the enemies’ aggressive ambitions to dominate these peoples, as the Zionist project aims to control this region, which they refer to as the Middle East. They openly declare and discuss this, and they plan and work for achieving this end. Therefore, they perceive this example and its success as an obstacle to them: It stands as proof to other nations and encourages them, as its steadfastness and triumph serves as a clear indication that these nations and countries can overcome their enemies. Moreover, it is an advanced front that has prevented the enemy from extending to other countries as it intended. Indeed, this matter is highly significant.

We can clearly see the fruit of exercising patience, making practical efforts, and pursing the means of victory, such as making efforts to prepare and build oneself in advance at the spiritual and practical levels. This pays off when major events, significant challenges, and severe difficulties arise. Therefore, in the face of the suffering Hezbollah endured as a result of the targeting of its leaders and cadres, as well as the intense targeting by the enemy and its non-stop air and intelligence activity (to name but a few), what helped Hezbollah remain cohesive and steadfast during such harsh conditions and challenging phases is its advance preparation: its spiritual and instructional preparation, its qualification and training effort, its organising and equipping effort, and its effort to secure weapons and necessary means. This advance preparation both at the moral level and the material and practical level had an outcome that helped maintaining steadfastness and cohesion and was also a cause for divine care, for Allah is with the patient who seek to make efforts and to take action and show endurance in all stages that call for patience: patience during work (required for preparation, equipping, and readiness) and patience in training, building fortifications, engaging in workshops and qualification—patience in pursuing all necessary practical means.
The Americans are attempting to downplay Hezbollah’s victory through their various methods aimed at containing the political situation. At the peak of the escalation, they sought to exploit the situation and the brutality of Israeli aggression against Lebanon, as they hoped that would result in significant unrest in the Lebanese domestic arena that they can take advantage of, but they failed. Nonetheless, they keep trying.

The Israeli enemy also makes blustering statements, trying to speak in a way that portrays itself as the victor. It has failed, and its failure is evident. This is clear in the remarks of some criminal military officials and that of the criminal Netanyahu.

This round does not mean the end of conflict, nor it means the Israeli enemy no longer constitutes a threat to Lebanon. Indeed, Lebanon’s future cannot be secured except through its mujahidin and the three-part equation: the army, the people, and the Resistance. Otherwise, the danger posed by the Israelis is lurking, characterised by extreme malevolence and greed and aligned with the enemy’s strategic vision, which views Lebanon in its entirety as part of the territories the Israelis seek to dominate.

The Americans persistently incite others against Hezbollah, and they are expected to intensify their incitement during this phase and mobilise all their mouthpieces that have historically opposed Hezbollah, aligned with Israel, and, at certain points, served as part of the extension of those proxies who were loyal to the Israeli enemy.

The responsibility of our Islamic Ummah to support Gaza becomes even greater, following Lebanon’s victory, for which we extend our congratulations and felicitations to Hezbollah (its leadership, mujahidin, affiliates, and popular support base), to the entire community of the Resistance, and to the Lebanese people and Lebanon as a whole, both the people and the government—may Allah solidify this victory for them and protect them from the evil of the Israeli enemy. For those who believe that defeating the Israeli enemy is impossible, this historic victory stands as tangible evidence that it is possible to defeat the Israeli enemy by relying on Allah and pursuing practical means.
What is unfortunate about the reality of Muslims in most regimes (whether among Arabs or elsewhere in the Islamic world) is the failure to take any practical positions, even on the most modest scale. Most of them have been satisfied with issuing statements. This has been the case even in their large and huge summits, which have turned to mere forums for delivering speeches and issuing statements without taking any practical positions or measures, even at the political or economic level, even if only to match the level of what some non-Muslim counties have done. In fact, the position of most Arab countries has not risen to match the positions of Colombia, Venezuela, or other countries that acted in response to human conscience. Serious action must be taken to support the Palestinian people.
At the level of the Axis of Resistance, it is important to build upon what the Lebanese front has achieved and move towards further escalation, particularly through the Iraqi and Yemeni fronts. During the support phase and in the phase of confronting the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, the Lebanese front achieved significant results in terms of inflicting suffering upon the Israeli enemy and incurring heavy losses on it. It is now evident that the Israeli army has reached a clear and apparent state of exhaustion, which also prevails in the overall Israeli situation. Therefore, what the Lebanese front has achieved must be built upon with greater efforts than before.

As for the front of Iraq, it is a strong and important front and has elements that can help it be more effective in facing the Israeli enemy, Allah willing. The Israeli enemy fears this front and recognises that it has what it takes to promote its performance and effectiveness to a higher level. The Americans are trying directly and through some Arab countries (Arab regimes) and some other countries to exert political pressures to weaken, limit, or mitigate the position of the Iraqi front. They seek to take advantage of some factions in Iraq to apply this pressure so as to achieve this objective for the benefit of the Israeli enemy.

The Israeli enemy is also attempting to use threats to exert pressure on the official side in Iraq. However, the current circumstances are extremely significant and highly critical, as the suffering endured by the Palestinian people in Gaza is immense, truly immense. Therefore, more efforts should be made.

Regarding the Yemeni support front, we strive, Allah willing, to do our utmost. For all brothers engaged in jihad—whether affiliated to the army, the missile force, the drone force, the air force, or any formations, including at the unofficial level—I hope that we all understand that it is our responsibility to strive, exert effort, and seek Allah’s help to assist and empower us to take stronger and greater action in escalating against the Israeli enemy and in supporting the Palestinian people in Gaza.

That the Axis of Jihad and Resistance is fulfilling its duties does not absolve the rest of the Ummah from their responsibility or from blame for neglecting this obligation. It is imperative that everyone takes serious action, and there must be constant reminders of this responsibility. Each individual must contribute to this effort. On both the media and cultural fronts, everyone must play a role in reminding others about this responsibility and persistently calling upon the people of the Ummah to rise and pay attention to the suffering of the Palestinian people—their unparalleled oppression and profound tragedy. Negligence, indifference, disregard, and evasion of responsibility amount to complicity with the Israeli enemy in its acts of genocide and the heinous crimes it commits against the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza and throughout Palestine, with Gaza remaining the primary target.

For the sixtieth consecutive week, the genocidal aggression of the Zionist enemy against the Palestinian people continues. The horrific crimes being committed in northern Gaza have created a tragedy that surpasses description and expression. The scenes (video footage) broadcast by satellite channels convey the devastation more powerfully than words ever could: comprehensive destruction, total demolition of residential areas with their inhabitants still inside, uprooting of crops, destruction of agriculture and progeny, obliteration of schools with displaced individuals inside, and extreme starvation. For the fifty-fifth day in northern Gaza, famine continues to spread throughout the Gaza Strip, and only 6% of the population’s essential needs are being met. This is a grave crime and a serious failure on the part of Muslims, Arabs, and the neighbouring countries of Palestine. People are suffering from severe cold, heavy rain, and lack of food and medicine. The suffering is widespread across all of Gaza. There must be serious action from governments and peoples, with practical measures taken, not just issuing statements and declarations.

The consequences are severe because, as we have said, this disregard, negligence, and evasion of responsibility embolden the Israeli enemy to persist in committing even worse and more heinous acts. It allows it to extend what it has done in northern Gaza to the centre and south of Gaza. This is an extremely dangerous matter. Following October 7, some Arab regimes encouraged the Americans and Israelis to act in this way and incited against the Palestinian people in Gaza. This is a grave crime, and continuing to ignore and evade responsibility despite everything happening is a crime, too.
The decision by the International Criminal Court in its warrant came far too late, even when considering this round of events alone: The Zionist entity and its criminal gangs have been practising criminality since their very inception. They came to Palestine for the purpose of committing aggression, occupation, murder, and horrific crimes and acts of genocide. Even in this current round of aggression and genocide against the Palestinian people following October 7, this decision should have been made much earlier. A warrant should have been issued after the first major act of genocide at Al-Ahli Hospital (referred to as Al-Mamdani Hospital) in Gaza. That atrocity alone, which resulted in the martyrdom of hundreds of civilians—children and women, the elderly, and the young—was enough to issue a warrant.

This decision did not only come late, but worse still, it equates the victim and the perpetrator, placing them on equal footing.
The warrant also included the brave and steadfast commander, Muhammad Deif, who stands for right and acts with religious, moral, humanitarian, and legal legitimacy, as he defends his land, homeland, people, and Ummah against occupation, moving as a mujahid in the path of Allah. This reflects the crookedness of such institutions. This warrant was issued only because it would have been a permanent and eternal disgrace to the institution not to do so after all that has occurred.

Moreover, the remaining criminals in the criminal entity (the so-called Israeli government) must also be held accountable. This entity has some of the worst criminals, such as Ben Gvir, the so-called finance minister, and other criminals who openly endorse genocide and the heinous crimes committed by the Israeli enemy. They demand, support, and call for committing such crimes, and they are involved in such crimes. There are criminals in the so-called Israeli army, in that gang. In fact, every one of them is a criminal, but some are more easily identifiable as criminals.
Following the issuance of this warrant, European and Western countries are now facing a test: Will they enforce that warrant? There is also an important test regarding their support for those criminals with weapons. Netanyahu is a criminal who commits crimes against humanity and acts of genocide, but what is the means? It is the weaponry he receives from the Americans, Germans, French, Italians, and Dutch. These countries are the ones supplying him, providing him with the very tools for his crimes—acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. Therefore, there must be pressure to stop arming him and supplying him with the weapons used to commit these crimes. The American and Israeli reactions reflect further audacity, absurdity, and disdain towards that warrant. All the statements they have made demonstrate their blatant disrespect.

Regarding the resilience that Palestinians show (despite the scale of the aggression, the siege, and the immense suffering), it serves as a profound lesson for all Muslims. This week, the Al-Qassam Brigades has carried out nearly thirty-three operations under extremely difficult conditions and a very challenging situation. It carried out various operations against the Israeli enemy, including ambushes, explosive devices, sniper attacks, and mortar shelling. Additionally, the Al-Quds Brigades has carried out fourteen operations, including missile strikes against the Israeli enemy.
A diverse range of operations is carried out in the toughest conditions, although lacking any form of support. The Arab countries and their regimes do not even adopt the simplest position of boycotting the Israeli enemy. Therefore, everyone should feel ashamed, considering what the Palestinian people are offering compared to what they are offering. What exactly are they contributing?!

In reality, we have never seen any Arab country show resilience that can be compared to that resilience Palestinians show in Gaza despite the level of aggression and abandonment/passivity they face and under such difficult circumstances. This places a significant responsibility on everyone to take action.
As for the support front of Yemen (the land of faith, wisdom, and jihad), it is an active front. With Allah’s blessing, assistance, and victory, Israeli navigation is completely halted in the Red Sea. During this period, there has been no movement from their ships, and the same is even true for those ships from other countries carrying goods for the Israeli enemy. This has been the case in recent days. The prevention of maritime navigation for the Israeli enemy in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea has reached 100%. This has led the enemy to act out of desperation, as it completely changed its shipping routes, which has had a significant economic cost.

Indeed, there are clear impacts on the Israeli economy due to this very strong action by the Yemeni front in preventing Israeli maritime navigation through the Bab Al-Mandab strait. If it weren’t for the unfortunate Arab support and the Arab land bridge supplying goods to the Israeli enemy, it would have incurred much higher costs.

In support of the Palestinian people, the Yemeni front continues missile and drone operations against the Israeli enemy. This week has seen attacks targeting Asqalan and an Israeli military airbase in the Negev, specifically the Nevatim base, as well as operations aimed at Umm Al-Rashrash.

Our operations remain active, and we constantly seek to improve in order to achieve even greater effectiveness. We are not satisfied or content with what we are currently doing, even though it is what we can offer. There are no political ceilings or any other considerations that limit or affect the level of what we do. The only constraints are the available resources and the distance involved, but we continuously work towards achieving stronger and greater effectiveness. What we are currently doing has its impact on the Israeli enemy and its partners, including the Americans, who have waged military aggression against our country—here we are approaching the one-year mark of this aggression, which they (in partnership with Britain, affected too) carried out in supports of the Israeli enemy. Indeed, it has an impact on the Americans. This is why the Americans are doing everything they can to influence Yemen’s position and to stop these operations, especially at sea, applying various pressures to halt them and using different means:

They have taken military action and deployed their aircraft carriers, which they often use to intimidate other countries and their adversaries and rivals on the international stage. They brought these carriers to intimidate our country, but the result was the exact opposite, as one of their aircraft carriers was targeted, something no other party would dare to do. The USS Eisenhower fled the Red Sea, followed by the USS Abraham Lincoln from the Arabian Sea, and a third aircraft carrier also came and left. They are no longer used as a means of pressure. Since they used aircraft carriers as a deterrent and an effective weapon to target others or exert pressure, this is the first time in U.S. Navy history that they find themselves in this situation. In some cases, America did not need to engage in war or direct confrontation with certain parties, as simply moving an aircraft carrier close to some countries was enough to instil fear and compel those countries to make decisions based on American dictates.
In their military pressure on our country, the Americans have also resorted to using stealth aircraft, the latest in American military aviation. They came with such aircraft from America to carry out bombing operations in our country, but to no avail. This did not intimidate us and had no impact on our position whatsoever.

They brought in bombers, specifically the B-52 bombers, which are among the most advanced in their arsenal, and they are still present in some Arab countries. They have used such bombers to carry out bombing operations, but again, this had no impact on our position, our orientation, or our decision.

They have carried out eight hundred and forty strikes and naval bombings, all without any impact on our position or orientation.
The Americans, along with their other partners, conduct constant aerial surveillance around the clock using satellites, spy planes, and reconnaissance aircraft, yet they have been unable to stop our military operations.
They mobilise their mouthpieces and their supporters in the media front, including under the umbrella of the coalition. Day and night, they keep spreading lies and fabrications and engage in defamation and insults without pause for twenty-four hours.

However, this has produced no results because our dear people have greatly elevated their awareness, insight, faith, and understanding, making them largely immune to the influence of false propaganda campaigns, which are part of the confrontation between us and the enemy.
The Americans keep exerting political pressure, as evidenced by their efforts to prevent an agreement to halt the aggression with the Saudi side and by delaying the signing of that agreement. They maintain their political and economic pressure, but they have never managed to influence our position.
On the humanitarian front, they have applied significant pressure and continue to do so, even regarding what the United Nations and other organisations provide in terms of humanitarian aid. They have significantly focused on that, but their efforts had no impact on us.

The weekly mass popular demonstrations (with millions participating) and the unparalleled public activities are a significant and crucial part of our people’s jihad and their support for the Palestinian people. They are also incredibly frustrating for the enemies because they measure the impact of their actions on the people. They conduct political, media, and military campaigns, as well as applying military pressure, to intimidate and instil fear, using their mouthpieces, and they then measure the impact of that on the people. Therefore, the weekly popular demonstrations and these public activities clearly and powerfully express steadfastness, resilience, and persistence. This forms an integral part of our efforts, holding immense significance alongside military operations at sea and supporting the Palestinian people through all available means.

Our dear people, with their faith-based identity and honourable history, are the ones in them great hopes are placed, even greater than the current ones, Allah willing. This people are the descendants of the Ansar, the extension of the conquerors in Islamic history, and the hope of the oppressed. They are a people of support and victory, Allah willing.

November 30th, at the beginning of next week, marks a significant moment in our history—the anniversary of liberation and the defeat of the British occupation of our country. This occasion reminds our dear people of the importance of action, the inevitability of our position, and the certainty of victory, containing many important lessons:

what Britain did during its occupation of part of the country, including methods of deception, the recruitment of some to fight for it, the commission of extremely horrific practices—this holds many details that our media and educational curricula should clearly present to our people, for they carry many valuable lessons;

the necessity of taking action and the potential for achieving victory, regardless of the enemy’s capabilities, as Britain, once regarded as an empire, was defeated and driven out; and
the important lesson to be learned being that peoples must remain in a state of strength, dignity, and power so that they never allow the enemy to occupy them in the first place, subject them to severe torment, violate their honour, erode their dignity, or strip them of their freedom and independence.

In their current position and in their path of faith, liberation, and jihad, our dear people are following the right path: the path of dignity. Truly, the path of Allah is one of dignity, empowerment, strength, victory, awareness, and insight, creating the kind of circumstances that frustrate the enemies and thwart their conspiracies.

The demonstrations last week, especially in Sana’a, took place under the rain, and the scene was joyful, grand, positive, and truly magnificent. It reflected determination, dedication, care, awareness, and a deep sense of responsibility. This is something truly important. The turnout was significant and honourable, as is the habit of our dear people. It is impossible to abandon the squares and leave Gaza alone.

The Israelis say that they want to make Gaza stand alone, but we tell them: We will not let this happen, and we will never leave Gaza to stand alone. We are present and will continue our efforts across all areas and all fields of this battle, whether through military operations or popular participation.

For this reason, that people take out to the street in millions tomorrow, Allah willing, holds immense significance. It is critically important and must be in great numbers, with millions participating:

to reaffirm our steadfast position,
to show support for the Palestinian people;
to congratulate Lebanon; and
to rekindle the glory of our history

I call upon our dear people to take out to the street tomorrow in millions. May Allah bless you and reward you. May your participation be regarded by Allah as an act of jihad in His path and a reason for attaining His pleasure and support. Indeed, He is All-Hearing of supplications.

I ask Allah (the Almighty) to grant our dear people success in continuing this great jihad as it should be. Our hope, Allah willing, is to go beyond this phase of escalation in confronting the enemy, as we aim for something greater and more significant that pleases Allah and brings honour to our people. We hope to see huge participation in Sana’a and in the other governorates and districts, according to the approved arrangements.

We ask Allah (Glory be to Him) to grant us all success in seeking what pleases Him, have mercy on our virtuous martyrs, heal the wounded among us, set free our captives, and grant us victory. We also ask Him to hasten victory and relief for the oppressed Palestinian people and make perfect the victory for the Lebanese people and their dear mujahidin. May Allah grant our fellow mujahidin in Gaza and all of Palestine support, strength, success, and steadfastness. We also ask Him to pour patience upon them, guide their aim, assist them, grant them success, and write for them a significant victory and a manifest conquest. Indeed, He is capable of whatever He wills.

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.