Thousands of armed Yemenis protest assassination of Haniyeh in Sanaa

Thousands of Yemenis attend a protest in Sanaa to condemn the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week.

Some of the protesters wear keffiyeh scarves and wave Palestinian flags, while others yield guns and knives. Members of the large crowd hold photos of Haniyeh and of Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi.

Both Hamas and the Houthis are part of the so-called Axis of Resistance, a group of terror organizations and militias backed by Iran.

The killing of the Qatar-based Hamas leader, widely blamed on Israel, has sent regional tensions soaring during the ongoing war in Gaza which has drawn in Iran-backed terror groups in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.

Turkey and Pakistan announced a day of mourning to honor Haniyeh, who was buried in Doha today, while Hamas called for a “day of furious rage.”