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Quds Day this year comes as Yemen, Gaza, and Lebanon are under constant attacks by the US and Israel
Millions of Yemenis took to the streets of the capital Sanaa and other areas of the country on 28 March to commemorate International Quds Day, which falls annually on the last Friday of every Ramadan.
A human flood in the capital, Sana’a, during the million-man march on International Al Quds Day;
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The mass rallies came one day after over a dozen violent US airstrikes struck the Yemeni capital.
“We will continue to stand against the Zionist enemy and the American enemy in confronting their aggression against Gaza and Yemen. The Yemeni people’s commemoration of Quds Day is evidence of the sincerity of their religious affiliation, their actual adherence to sanctities, and their high willingness to sacrifice,” Yemeni protest movements said in a joint statement from the capital’s Al-Sabeen Square during the rallies on Friday.
The night before, heavy US strikes targeted several areas of Yemen, including the capital and its main civilian airport. US President Donald Trump’s government has been launching nightly raids against Yemen in response to pro-Palestine missile attacks on Israel and its operations against Washington’s warships in the Red Sea.
Quds Day commemorations took place in several other countries on Friday, including Iran, where millions rallied in several parts of the country, holding Iranian, Palestinian, and Hezbollah flags, as well as photos of the assassinated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.
The annual Quds day in Iran has yet again attracted millions of Iranians throughout the entire country to march in support of Palestine
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Several officials attended rallies in Iran including President Masoud Pezeshkian. On the eve of the yearly event, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said, “Quds Day is always a sign of the unity and strength of Iran … and a sign that the Iranian nation … will not abandon the slogan of supporting Palestine.”
Millions of Iranians flooded streets nationwide to commemorate International Quds Day, expressing solidarity with Gaza and denouncing Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestine.
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Quds Day was established in 1979 by the late supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, as a form of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Zainab Nasrallah, daughter of Hezbollah’s assassinated secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, gave a speech in Tehran during the commemorations on 28 March.
“The criminal Zionists should not think that killing resistance leaders will weaken the resistance or open a door for them to occupy our land or normalize ties. We believe in the divine promise of victory, just as Sayyed [Hassan Nasrallah] had promised us victories, we will certainly be victorious,” she said. Her father made a speech every year on Quds Day until he was killed by Israel in September last year.
In Iraq, protestors also rallied for Quds Day in several areas of the country, including Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Diyala.
IRAQ: Large Demonstrations to commemorate International Al Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan in Diyala Governorate. pic.twitter.com/r45t1WKJAM
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“The influential participation of Muslim nations and free-minded people of the world in marking this event glorifies the dignity and reverence of this holy place, Palestine,” said Ammar Hakim, Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement.
Rallies were also held in Pakistan and Indian Kashmir.
International Quds Day began in Indian Kashmir with a large turnout of people.#QudsDay2025 pic.twitter.com/CW9x1nWPs6
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Quds Day this year comes 10 days after Israel resumed its genocidal campaign on Gaza, and as the strip is under brutal bombardment.
It also comes as Israel continues to strike Lebanon daily. As people rallied across the globe on Friday, an Israeli airstrike hit the southern suburb of Beirut, the first attack on the capital since right before the ceasefire in November.
Ansarallah leaders says US escalation in Yemen ‘will not affect’ pro-Palestine ops
US warplanes have bombed Yemen over 70 times in the span of 24 hours in defense of the Israeli genocide in Gaza
Ansarallah leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi declared on 28 March that the ongoing US aggression against Yemen will not succeed in forcing the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) to halt its operations in support of Palestine.
“The US escalation aims to isolate the Palestinian people, pressure those who support their cause, including Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and even South Africa, and silence humanitarian voices in the US and Europe under the pretext of anti-Semitism,” Houthi said during a televised speech commemorating International Quds Day.
“The US and Israeli enemies commit genocide against children and women, killing infants even in hospital nurseries, and regard humans like animals,” the leader of the Ansarallah resistance movement added.
As Houthi delivered his speech, US warplanes renewed their attacks on Yemen, launching dozens of airstrikes on Friday night in the governorates of Sanaa, Sadaa, and Al-Jawf. In total, the US bombed Yemen more than 70 times within a 24-hour period.
Despite the nonstop aggression, earlier in the day, millions of Yemenis rallied across the country to show their steadfast support for the Ansarallah-led YAF and Palestinians in Gaza.
“The presence of our people expresses the will of the entire population, carrying a strong message to the US, who are frustrated by a nation that refuses to submit,” Houthi said during his speech, highlighting that submission to the US and Israel is “disgraceful.”
“While the US claims to target military capabilities, it strikes civilian areas in Sanaa and other provinces. The US is failing and will not affect our military operations in the sea or missile strikes on the zionist entity,” he added.
On Thursday, heavy US and British strikes targeted several areas of Yemen, including the capital and its main civilian airport. US President Donald Trump has approved nightly raids against Yemen in response to its pro-Palestine missile attacks on Israel and intense naval operations against US warships in the Red Sea.