Despite The Capital Being Flooded, Thousands Of People In Yemen Held A Giant Protest For Gaza
Despite heavy rains causing flooding in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, thousands of people gathered to hold a giant protest for Gaza on Aug. 23.
Despite heavy rains causing flooding in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, thousands of people gathered to hold a giant protest for Gaza on Aug. 23.
People in Yemen have been holding weekly protests for Palestine since Oct. 7.
Since Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7, the Houthis, an armed group that controls most parts of Yemen, have been launching missile and drone attacks towards Israel and on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea.
The group says it has been primarily targeting ships linked to Israel to support Palestinians in Gaza and to pressure Israel to end its genocide.
On Friday, July 19, a Houthi drone struck an apartment building in Tel Aviv and killed one civilian and injured at least 10 others.
The drone was detected but not intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system, which is rare.
In response, Israel ordered fighter jets to attack Hodeidah port, Yemen's main harbor on the Red Sea, on Saturday, July 20.
Six people were killed and 87 others were injured, most of them with severe burns, according to local media.
This is the first time Israel has directly attacked Yemen.
Houthi officials said there will be an "effective response" to the Israeli strikes, adding that it "will not hesitate to strike vital targets of the Israeli enemy.”
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