The Higher Committee for Celebrations in Yemen has declared Monday, October 7, a public holiday in the country to commemorate the events of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation.
The committee stated that widespread celebrations and marches will take place in the capital, Sanaa, and other provinces through October 14, the 61st anniversary of the October 14 Revolution.
It also suggested a “wide tweeting campaign” on X tonight to honor the one-year anniversary of the operation.
Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, the commander of the Ansarallah group (Houthis), presented his weekly statement on Sunday, which addressed regional happenings and commemorated October 7.
He defined this day as “a shocking event that cannot be erased from Israeli memory,” noting that the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation severely damaged “Israeli arrogance” and put an end to the normalization effort.
Al-Houthi called for a mass turnout of two million people in response to a call from Hamas, indicating that their operation revealed the true support for the Palestinian cause. He also highlighted the accomplishments of Yemeni armed forces, which “successfully shot down 11 American MQ-9 drones and targeted 193 vessels belonging to the Israeli enemy as well as its American and British allies.”
On October 7, Israel launched a major offensive against Gaza in response to a Hamas “Al-Aqsa Flood” Operation, which followed intensified Israeli actions against Palestinians.
According to Israeli reports, about 250 hostages were taken by Hamas.
Since then, at least 41,870 people have been killed in Gaza, including over 16,765 children, and more than 97,166 have been injured, with 10,000 missing, according to Al-Jazeera’s tracker.
Meanwhile, the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association reported that about 10,000 Palestinians are currently in Israeli jails.
Additionally, Defense for Children Palestine highlighted that each year, 500-700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12, are detained and prosecuted in Israeli military courts, with stone-throwing being the most common charge.
The Iran-backed Axis of Resistance, which includes Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Iraqi factions, the Houthi group Ansarallah, and others, pledged to persist in defending Gaza against Israeli aggression.
