Ansarullah leader: Yemen will always remain pro-Palestine

The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah Movement has reiterated his country's support for Palestine in the face of Israeli occupation, calling on Yemeni people to express their solidarity with Palestinians by partaking in International Quds Day rallies.

"The Yemeni people will always be against the United States and Zionist regime and will remain pro-Palestine and support its cause," Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi was quoted by Yemen's al-Masirah TV network on Thursday.

"I call on the dear Yemeni people to participate tomorrow in Quds Day rallies," he added, referring to the last Friday of the holy Muslim month of Ramadhan.

This year's Quds Day rallies come weeks before a high-profile summit in the Bahraini capital Manama, where the administration of US President Donald Trump is expected to unveil its so-called "deal of the century" to supposedly end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The deal, which has been branded as dead on arrival by analysts due to overwhelming opposition from Palestinian groups, reportedly seeks to swap Palestinians' right to statehood with limited autonomy and basic economic incentives.

Al-Houthi warned Thursday that elements within the Islamic world were promoting the deal.

"Trump's deal depend on roles played by some inside the Islamic Ummah," he said, referring to reports that some Arab regimes have been pressuring Palestinian authorities to accept the deal.

The Ansarullah leader warned that resistance was the only way forward if Palestinians really sought victory against the US and Israel.

"The resistance proved fruitful and accomplished some victories against the Zionist enemy," he asserted.

He described the US and Zionist regime as "a common threat to the Islamic world" and noted that America's role in tensions across the region had become more obvious over the recent weeks.

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