During a November 15, 2024, Houthi rally in Sana’a, Yemen, aired on Al-Masirah TV (Houthis-Yemen), children pledged to be soldiers of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi. They praised martyrdom, saying, “Our generation was raised upon Jihad and martyrdom-seeking” and “Martyrdom is a blessing from Allah for us.” Some children also recited the Houthi slogan: “Allah Akbar! Death to America! Death to Israel! Curses upon the Jews! Victory to Islam!”
Interviewer: "Here is one of the lion cubs. In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Go ahead."
Child 1: " In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Universe, and blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad. Oh, my master, Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi: We stand with you. We are your soldiers. We will enter any battlefield to fight on the side of Gaza and Palestine. I say to Hizbullah and to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: May Allah bless you, oh martyr of Islam and of humanity. May Allah have mercy on him and bless him."
Children: "Allah Akbar! Death to America! Death to Israel! Curses upon the Jews! Victory to Islam! We heed your call, oh Al-Aqsa Mosque! We heed your call, oh Al-Aqsa Mosque!"
Interviewer: "Well done. This was one of the lion cubs.
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"This lion cub has arrived here a short while ago, and he wants to speak. Go ahead."
Child 2: "Our generation was raised upon Jihad and martyrdom-seeking.
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"We sacrifice one martyr after another. We say to the enemies: Are you threatening us with death? Don't you know that we are used to being killed, and martyrdom is a blessing from Allah for us?"
Children: "Allah Akbar! Death to America! Death to Israel! Curses upon the Jews! Victory to Islam! We heed your call, oh Al-Aqsa Mosque! We heed your call, oh Al-Aqsa Mosque!"
Interviewer: "Thank you, well done. This is another lion cub with a message. Go ahead."
Child 3: "The Yemeni people will fight in a Jihad under the banner of Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi, may Allah protect him, in the battle of the 'Promised Conquest and Holy Jihad.'"
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Child 4: "I say to my master, Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi: Take us wherever you wish, on land, at sea, and in the air. Allah Akbar!"
Children: "Death to America! Death to Israel! Curses upon the Jews! Victory to Islam!"
Child 5: "We are now in the seventh stage of escalation in the battle of the 'Promised Conquest and Holy Jihad,' under the banner of Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi, may Allah protect him. We say to you: My master, we are your soldiers, and your piercing swords. Take us anywhere you want, in any way you want. Allah Akbar!"
Children: "Death to America! Death to Israel! Curses upon the Jews! Victory to Islam!"