Sayyed Houthi Vows Escalation if Israel Renews Its Aggression on Gaza
At the funeral of Martyr Al-Ghamari, the Ansarallah leader vows continued support for Palestine, denounces US-Israeli crimes, and highlights Yemen’s rising military capabilities
Yemen, PUREWILAYAH.COM — In a sweeping address delivered at the funeral of Martyr Staff Lt. Gen. Mohammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, Leader of the Revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, affirmed that Yemen’s path is one of faith, resistance, and steadfastness against US-Israeli aggression.
He hailed the unprecedented public turnout as proof that the Yemeni people remain firmly committed to jihad in the path of God, the defense of the oppressed, and the cause of Palestine.
“From among the believers are men who were true to what they pledged to God,” he said, framing the moment within Qur’anic duty and Yemen’s identity of faith, wisdom, and sacrifice.
The People and Their Army: One Will, One Front
Sayyed al-Houthi emphasized the organic bond between the Yemeni people and their armed forces—army and security alike—describing the military as “the nation’s striking arm” that reflects the aspirations of its people rather than suppressing them.
He contrasted this with other Arab armies that, he argued, are too often turned against their own populations or neutralized in the face of Zionist and American aggression.
Painting a portrait of the fallen commander, Sayyed al-Houthi highlighted his deep faith, sincerity, discipline, and extraordinary patience under severe burdens.
He praised the general’s initiative, battlefield urgency, and ability to innovate under pressure, calling these traits decisive in turning challenges into opportunities and building capacities despite siege and scarcity.
Two Years of a Defining Struggle in West Asia
Reviewing two years of heated confrontation across the region, Sayyed al-Houthi said the divide is clear: a camp of free peoples and mujahideen acting from religious, human, and moral duty—and a criminal Zionist enemy backed by Washington and other Western capitals, aided by complicit regional regimes.
He condemned the daily Israeli violations in Lebanon and Syria and the ongoing genocidal war in Gaza, stressing that the occupation “respects no covenant, no law, no human value.”
Sayyed al-Houthi reaffirmed Yemen’s religious obligation to support Palestine militarily, materially, and morally to the limit of its ability.
He honored the martyrs of Yemen who fell while upholding this duty and vowed that Yemen’s solidarity is principled, not performative.
Strategic Balance: From Pistols to Missiles and Drones
Declaring a qualitative leap in Yemen’s defense industry, Sayyed al-Houthi said the country has indigenously produced a wide range of weapons—
from sidearms and rifles to artillery, precision rifles, armed drones, and multiple classes of missiles—with continuous development underway.
Human capital: More than a million trained fighters have been mobilized with Qur’anic education and military preparation.
Institutional maturity: Training, command, and battlefield experience have stacked advantages for Yemen, he said, despite blockade and war.
Israel, the US, and a Record of Failure
Sayyed al-Houthi argued that the occupation’s record across the last two years is failure and scandal:
Gaza: The enemy could not recover prisoners without a swap, despite siege, massacres, and American partnership.
Against Iran: The Zionist entity could not sustain direct confrontation, seeking de-escalation within days.
Lebanon: The Resistance remained cohesive, resilient, and unbroken.
At Sea: Joint US-UK efforts failed to break Yemen’s will or destroy its capabilities, he said, despite carrier groups and intense pressure.
“These are not achievements,” he said of the occupation’s atrocities. “Massacres are not strategy. They expose moral bankruptcy, not strength.”
Readiness to Escalate if Genocide Resumes
Calling the current course a divine, rational, and strategic imperative, Sayyed al-Houthi vowed full preparedness to resume operations and escalate to higher levels if the occupation returns to genocidal warfare and starvation policies against the Palestinian people.
“We do not barter on principles. We will not abandon a Quranic duty for the comfort of tyrants.”
He condemned Arab regimes and political forces that align with the US-Israeli axis, calling such alignment a true apostasy from the ethics and principles of Islam.
He warned that “accommodation” and “normalization” have failed for decades, producing neither security nor sovereignty—only deeper subservience.
Sayyed al-Houthi urged continued work on state reform, economic relief, and social initiatives, but within the overarching resistance orientation—not as a distraction from the central threat posed by the US-Israeli project to the region’s independence and faith.
Certainties: The Fate of the Conflict
Grounding his forecast in Qur’anic promises, he outlined three certainties:
The Zionist entity faces failure, loss, and eventual demise.
Those who submit to it will share in its loss.
Those who answer God’s call and hold fast to His guidance will prevail.
He concluded with prayers for the martyrs, the wounded, and the prisoners, and a pledge that Yemen will remain alert, mobilized, and advancing—
building capabilities, raising awareness, and standing with Palestine until justice is done. (PW)