Yemen's Pro-Palestine Protests Continue As Israel Keeps Pounding Gaza

Pro-Palestine protests continue in several Yemeni cities, condemning the destructive Israeli airstrikes that have flattened neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip, killing over 1400 civilians, including women and children.   

Thousands of people took to the streets in Taiz City on Thursday, protesting against crimes of genocide Israel has committed in Gaza. The protesters raised Palestinian flags, urging Arab leaders to stop being silent towards the Israeli massacres in Gaza.

Another protest was staged in Aden in South Yemen, and protestors expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people. The protestors also supported the Palestinians' use of force to defend themselves against the Israeli occupation. Protests have also been organized in Sanaa, Abyan, Hajja, and Al-Mahra provinces.

The Yemeni House of Representatives Presidency denounced the Arab silence regarding the war crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people.

On Wednesday, it said, "We condemn in the strongest terms the violent, aggressive raids launched by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip."

The Yemeni House of Representatives Presidency strongly condemned the continued American and European collaboration with Israeli crimes in Gaza. The statement said, "Those countries were not only silent about the horrific massacres committed by Israel, but … they sent equipment, weapons, ammunition, armies, and direct support to the heinous crimes of ethnic cleansing practiced by the Zionist entity."

It has been six days since violence escalated in Gaza and Israel. On Sunday, Hamas fighters launched a surprise attack against Israel and broke into Israeli settlements bordering Gaza. Israeli authorities say 1300 Israelis have been killed.

Following the Hamas surprise attack, Israel began a retaliatory campaign against the entire population of Gaza, which is home to over two million people. The airstrikes and the siege have sparked a humanitarian tragedy.

UN officials in Gaza said the humanitarian situation is "indescribable" and "unprecedented." "Every hour that passes brings more fighting and devastation," Hamada El Bayari, an OCHA official, told UN News.

Bayari indicated that there is currently no "safe passage" anywhere for civilians trying to find cover from Israeli airstrikes, and around 340,000 Palestinians so far have been displaced.

On Thursday, the deputy head of emergencies of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Brian Lander, said the humanitarian situation in Gaza is "dire," with food and water in limited supply and "quickly running out".

The WFP calls on the parties to the conflict "to abide by international humanitarian law to allow for those supplies to be brought to the communities that are in need."