Houthi: US, Israel ‘two sides of same bloodthirsty coin’

Speaking in a televised address carried by the Al Masirah network, al-Houthi hit out at Zionist regime, backed by US military and political support, for continuing its aggression and crimes against Palestinians.

“The enemy Israeli regime, counting on American support and partnership, continues its aggression and crimes,” he said, describing Israel and the US as “two sides of the same bloodthirsty coin.”

Al-Houthi condemned the US veto against a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, marking the sixth such veto since the war began nearly two years ago. The resolution, drafted by the Council’s ten non-permanent members, had the support of 14 of the 15 members.

He warned that as long as the international community remains silent, US backing of Israel would only intensify, citing plans by the Trump administration to provide Israel with an additional $6.4 billion in weapons.

“The Israeli regime continues the crime of starving, besieging, and depriving the people of Gaza,” al-Houthi said, denouncing the ongoing attacks on Gaza City, with Israel persisting in a campaign of killing and starvation.

Al-Houthi also condemned Israel’s expansionist policies in the occupied West Bank, noting that “the Zionist regime’s enemy is gradually exerting full control over the West Bank” and “seeks total domination.”

He cited statements by far-right Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who recently announced plans to annex more than 80 percent of the West Bank, aiming for “maximum land with minimum Arab population.”

The Yemeni leader praised Palestinian resistance factions, including the Al Qassam Brigades and Saraya al-Quds, for their “heroic jihadist operations” such as ambushes, bombings, sniping, and planting landmines, despite facing severe limitations.

He said Zionist regime is downplaying its casualties by attributing them to traffic accidents, while minimizing the impact of Palestinian operations.

“What our mujahideen do in Gaza becomes proof against the Islamic regimes that have betrayed them,” he said.

Al-Houthi criticized Arab governments that call for the disarmament of resistance groups, while the US continues to supply Israel with “the deadliest weapons.”

He singled out some Lebanese officials, saying they are acting as “agents and mercenaries of the Israeli enemy,” and described the Lebanese government’s stance as “humiliating and weak.”

He also faulted Syria’s ruling factions, particularly the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, for treating Israel “not as an enemy” but seeking security coordination.

He warned of Israel’s so-called “David’s Corridor” plan — a project to establish a land corridor from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights through southern Syria to the Euphrates River.

Al-Houthi rejected reliance on the international community, calling it a “failed bet,” and paid tribute to the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as a “martyr of Islam and humanity.”

He dismissed the proposed two-state solution as a “fig leaf masking continued Israeli control,” declaring, “The US will leave no olive tree or house standing for the people of Palestine — they have targeted all of them.”

The speech coincided with a new Israeli attack on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, where multiple explosions were reported. Israeli media said the strikes were in response to a drone attack on Eilat that wounded 27 people.

Yemeni Armed Forces have vowed to continue their operations until Israel ends its assaults in Gaza. A senior Ansarullah official warned that Yemen would “open the gates of hell” if Israel made any misstep.

Responding to Israeli threats to assassinate al-Houthi and occupy Sana’a, Yemeni resistance minister Hizam al-Assad has dismissed the warnings, highlighting Yemen’s military capabilities and new homegrown weaponry.

“We have no fear of Israeli threats to assassinate our leader or raise their flag over Sana’a,” al-Assad said, warning Israel that any mistake would unleash severe retaliation.