Yemen’s Houthi rebels today they celebrated funeral of 18 of his fighters dead in American bombings against the positions of this pro-Iranian movement, against the backdrop of statements and promises to “continue the fight” and “defeat the USA” in the Red Sea.

The ceremony at the Al-Shaab (Village) mosque, the largest in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, was attended by military representatives from the Houthi movement, as well as relatives of 18 militants killed in attacks in Houthi-controlled regions. rebels in the northwest of the poor Arab country.

An honor guard carried the militants’ green coffins, decorated with images of the dead, in a military procession through the mosque courtyard after funeral prayers in the presence of hundreds of the group’s followers.

Vans decorated with green cloth carried the coffins for burial in the city cemetery.

“He died on the front line of honor and victory”said EFE Abdala al-Khoury, referring to his 22-year-old son Mohamed, added.

Praise be to Allah, who chose him as a martyr. We will continue to follow your path, and I say to the United States and Israel that you will not weaken our resolve or break us.

Ali al-Saadi, standing next to the coffin of his cousin Di Yazan, said the blood of “the martyrs will liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.” This is the holiest for Muslims after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

He is a martyr in the path of Allah and our pride (…) all this blood was shed mainly for Gaza, and we will not spare efforts and sacrifices for Gaza.

It is the second such ceremony since January 17, when the Houthis buried four of their fighters just days after the first wave of US and British bombing of their positions to reduce their ability to threaten shipping and transport. Red sea.

The Houthis, who typically do not report the number of their casualties, have since reported more than 300 bombings against rocket launchers and drones in regions they control in northern and northwestern Yemen.

Their representatives have stated several times that these attacks will not prevent them from continuing to attack Israeli or Israeli-linked ships, as well as American ships, in “support of the oppressed Palestinian people” in the Gaza Strip.