news and brief for this hour, yemen says the us and the uk bear responsibility for the criminal aggressions against the country, it vows to avenge the strikes. carried out on thursday at the us president's direction. joe biden said the strikes were in response to yemeny attacks against israeli linked vessels in the red sea. yemenese have held nationwide rallies to plage the support for the armed forces in wake of strikes by the us and the uk on their country. the rally came in response to call by ansuralah leader abdul malik alhousi. reactions are pouring in

following the us aggression on yemen with ivan as well as the lebanese and palestinian resistance movements condemning the attacks. russia has called for a un security council meeting on friday. saudi arabia has also expressed concern, egging restraint and avoiding escalation. the united nations says israel systematically refuses to deliver aid to northern gaza, the un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. says the operations in the north of gaza have become more complicated. the un also says israel fails to uphold the principles of international humanitarian law, and the international court of justice holds the second day of hearings a law suile by south africa against israel's genocidal war in gaza. pro palestine protest is gathered outside the court as the israel regime presented its response to the case. they called for a cease fire in gaza.

a few hours before the celebration of hisbollah's commemoration of the assassination of the iranian quds force commander lieutenant general qasim sulaimani zionist israel decided to break the rules of engagement with lebanon and crossed the red line set by hisbullah secretary general sayid hasan nasrullah several months ago. the israeli occupation carried out an air strike targeting the deputy head of the political bureau of hamas sheikh salih in the southern suburbs of beirot. the crime has opened doors to pathways that seem different from the prevailing ones now, politically, militarily and security wise, especially since hisbullah declared in its condolences statement for alarori that the crime will not pass without a response and punishment, and indeed it did not.