On 18 September, three of 33 watched channels carried Yemeni rally messaging rejecting Saudi allegations concerning Mecca. Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) called the allegation a falsehood launched by the “Saudi enemy,” Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) carried a rally statement supporting the Yemeni armed forces and “responding to siege with siege,” and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) used the same siege slogan while describing the Mecca allegation as a lie.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official18 Sept, 14:45
“Under the slogan “responding to siege with siege,” a large popular march was held in Yemen’s Sa'dah to refute the lie of targeting Mecca.”
تحت شعار "معادلة الحصار بالحصار".. مسيرة جماهيرية حاشدة بمدينة صعدة اليمنية لتفنيد أكذوبة استهداف مكة
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official18 Sept, 15:50
“We came out to defend the honor of our belonging to Islam and reject the great falsehood and the lie of the age launched by the Saudi enemy against our people.”
خرجنا دفاعاً عن شرف انتمائنا للإسلام ورفضاً للبهتان العظيم وكذبة العصر التي أطلقها العدو السعودي بحق شعبنا
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated18 Sept, 15:55
“Statement on the marches: “Supporting the armed forces, responding to siege with siege and exposing the lie of targeting Mecca.””
بيان مسيرات "دعم القوات المسلحة ومعادلة الحصار بالحصار، وفضح أكذوبة استهداف مكة"