Thousands of Yemenis protest Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon

SANAA, YEMEN - OCTOBER 4, 2024: Thousands of Yemenis held a demonstration on Friday (Oct. 4) in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese people who are facing Israel's occupation and attacks. Gathering at al-Sabeen Square in the capital Sanaa, they sent messages of solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon. Since Tuesday, the Israeli army has attempted a ground incursion into southern Lebanon, facing fierce resistance from Hezbollah. Nine Israeli soldiers have been killed and 30 others wounded since then, according to Israeli military sources and media. Israel has launched massive airstrikes since Sept. 23 on what it calls Hezbollah targets across Lebanon that have killed so far more than 1,100 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The aerial campaign was an escalation in a year-long conflict between Israel and the Lebanese resistance group since the start of Tel Aviv’s brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip that has killed over 41,800 people, mostly women and children, since a Hamas attack last year. At least 1,974 people have since been killed in Lebanon, more than 9,384 injured, with 1.2 million displaced, according to authorities. The international community has warned that Israeli attacks in Lebanon could escalate the Gaza conflict into a wider regional war. (Footage by Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)