Day 18
Yemen
Yemeni armed groups have warned the U.S. amid the Israel-Hamas war to refrain from helping Israel. These Yemeni armed factions connected closely with Iran have warned that they will attack American assets if the United States gets involved in supporting Israel in the Gaza conflict. They voiced this threat as solid support by the United States for Israel’s response to the attacks and a pledge to provide additional munitions and deploy a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean. The armed Yemeni groups were allegedly attacking U.S. bases in Iraq. The influential Houthi Movement leader warned that the group would respond to any U.S. intervention in Gaza with drones, missiles, and other military options. Pray for no escalation of war that will hit humanitarian conditions and loss of lives. Pray for God’s protection over the persecuted Church and His strengthening grace to His people not to be hopeless (The Bible, 2 Chronicles 20:17).
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Yemen jumped two places in the Persecution Index to finish third in 2023. The ongoing civil war opened new methods to discriminate and persecute Christians. The humanitarian aid distribution system operates through government-controlled mosques or Houthi-established camps. Both give preferential treatment to “devout Muslims” only. Indigenous Christians and Christian Converts cannot avail of this aid. Christian Believers face physical and sexual torture for their beliefs. Al Qaeda and the remnants of the Islamic State also persecute Christian Believers in Yemen. Furthermore, young Christian girls face the constant threat of abduction and forced marriages to Muslim men.
