STORY: Thousands of Yemenis rally in capital to support Palestine amid conflict
DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:16
LOCATION: Sanaa
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the rally
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Protester

STORYLINE:

Tens of thousands of Yemenis took part on Wednesday in a huge rally to show their support for the Palestinians after a hospital in Gaza was bombed.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Protester
"Today's protest is a way of expressing strong disapproval for what happened yesterday and the continuous violence in the Gaza Strip. The terrible acts of violence, killings, and harm to innocent people in Gaza are unlike anything we've seen before. The world needs to step in and stop this cruelty because it's a danger to all of humanity."

Hundreds of people were killed in an airstrike on the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in the Palestinian enclave on Tuesday.

Gaza's health ministry said the airstrike was carried out by Israel while the Israeli military said the Islamic Jihad organization is responsible for the "failed shooting" that targeted Israel.

Several Arab and regional countries including Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Yemen, Jordan and Türkiye have condemned Israel over the airstrikes.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa.
(XHTV)