Thousands of Yemenis rally to mark Quds Day

Thousands of Yemenis rallied on Friday in the rebel-held capital Sanaa to commemorate "Quds day," which marks the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Protesters there condemned Arab countries that have recently established diplomatic ties with Israel.

Hassan Abdul Rahman, head of the Palestinian chapter in the Ansar Allah (Houthi) Movement, said the matter of Palestine is "a legitimate duty that every Muslim have to prepare for according to every individuals ability and location."

Khaled Al-Madani, a Houthi military commander, said despite the spectre of ties between Israel and other Arab nations, for Yemeni people, "the Palestinian issue will be our first priority till it is liberated from the Israeli aggression."

Last year Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco signed agreements to normalise ties with Israel.

Israel already has full diplomatic ties with Egypt and Jordan.

The so-called "Quds day" is held annually in Iran and their proxies in the Middle East to express solidarity with the Palestinians.