(3 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sanaa, Yemen - 3 May 2024
1. Close of Yemeni protesters during rally of solidarity with Gaza chanting (Arabic): “The Red Sea is blocked”
2. Various of thousands of protesters holding up Palestinian and Yemeni flags, placards of the Houthis' official slogan, and chanting
3. Various of protesters chanting and listening to speeches
4. Close of Palestinian flag
STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of Yemenis joined a recurring demonstration in Sanaa on Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Yemen's Houthi rebels are threatening to expand their campaign targeting ships traveling to Israel.
During the protest, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, a military spokesman, said it was the fourth phase in their campaign and would target "all ships that breached the decision that bans Israeli navigation and heading to ports of occupied Palestine in the Mediterranean sea in any area we can reach.”
It comes as the Houthis have inserted themselves into the ongoing tensions over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip through a campaign targeting ships traveling through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Many ships are avoiding the route after the attacks began in November.
It remained unclear how the Houthis would carry out their threat. In recent weeks, the tempo of their attacks has slowed after facing weeks of U.S.-led airstrikes.
The Houthis have sunk one ship and killed three crew members on one vessel across dozens of attacks.
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