Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has denounced a decision by the Arab League (AL) to support Saudi Arabia’s blatant invasion of the country.

Ansarullah spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said the movement was not surprised by the stance of the 22-nation body, which it says is in line with that of the Israeli regime.

He further slammed the organization for its position on the occupation of Palestinian territories, saying the Arab League has never taken a single step to liberate Palestine.
Abdulsalam added that fugitive Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi committed ‘high treason’ by asking foreign nations to launch attacks on his own people.
During his remarks to the Arab summit on March 28, Hadi called for the Saudi-led bombing raids in Yemen to continue until Ansarullah “surrenders and withdraws.”

Earlier on March 24, he urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to authorize military action against Ansarullah revolutionaries under chapter 7 of the world body’s charter.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said at the closing ceremony of the 26th Arab League summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday that the organization’s member states have agreed in principle to form a joint military force to deal with what they described as security threats.

According to a summit resolution, the joint Arab force would be sent at the request of any Arab country that says is facing a national security threat.

Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby also voiced support for the Saudi air campaign against Yemen, which started on March 26 in an attempt to restore power to Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] Yemeni Houthi fighters and supporters take part in a demonstration in the southwestern city of Taez against the Saudi-led military invasion of the country, March 29, 2015. (© AFP)[/caption]

 

He highlighted that the airstrikes would continue unabated until all Houthi fighters “withdraw and surrender their weapons.”

The Yemeni fugitive leader stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries.

Gradually, as the Yemeni government failed to provide security and properly run the affairs of the country, the Ansarullah fighters started to take control of state matters to contain corruption and terror.



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on March 26, 2015 shows Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (R) receiving fugitive Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (© AFP)[/caption]

 

Hadi fled Aden to the Saudi capital of Riyadh after Ansarullah revolutionaries advanced toward Aden, where he had sought to set up a rival power base, and where he withdrew his resignation.

The Houthis, however, say Hadi lost his legitimacy as president of the country after he escaped the capital in February.

The Saudi airstrikes, which have been launched without a UN mandate, entered their fifth consecutive day on Monday and have so far left dozens of people dead in Yemen. The latest air attacks targeted the capital Sana’a. The Saudi-led fighter jets also pounded Mocha port in Ta'izz Province and an air defense camp in Ma’rib Province.

By Press TV