The New Dark Age

Sunday, 14 September 2025 — MintPress News

In this urgent, on-the-ground interview, independent Yemeni journalist Abdul Latif Al-Washali speaks to MintPress News just days after Israel’s devastating airstrikes on Sana’a — strikes that assassinated Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmad Ghalib Nasser Al Rahawi and his entire cabinet, and massacred 45 civilians, including 20 journalists, at the Modal Guidance Building and 26 September Journal.

Abdul Latif, who was walking past the targeted site just 15 minutes before the bombs fell, delivers a harrowing eyewitness account. He describes the streets filled with civilians, the friends he lost — like journalist Ablaziz A’sheikh, who was discussing his master’s thesis moments before his death — and the complete absence of any military target. He calls it a “massive crime” and a “clear violation of international law,” met with global silence.

Yet, as Abdul Latif reveals, Israel’s brutality has backfired. Instead of intimidation, it has ignited an unbreakable wave of unity and resistance. Hundreds of thousands, even millions, flood Yemen’s streets every Friday in solidarity with Gaza. The blood of Yemenis, he says, is now “mixed with Palestinian blood.” The assassination of their Prime Minister has not broken them — it has strengthened their resolve.

Why is Yemen being targeted? Because they are the only force in the region making Israel pay a heavy economic price for its genocide in Gaza. Yemen’s Red Sea blockade has collapsed 80% of Eilat Port’s revenue, seized ships like the Galaxy Leader owned by Israeli billionaire Abraham Ungar, and sent global shipping insurance rates skyrocketing. While Gulf regimes help Israel bypass the blockade, Yemen stands alone — and is being punished for it.

Abdul Latif also exposes:

The deliberate media blackout on Yemen’s suffering.
How sectarianism is a foreign export, and how Yemenis across the country are united by their love for Palestine.
The horrific, worsening humanitarian crisis: 23 million starving after a decade of U.S.-backed Saudi war, now compounded by direct Israeli attacks.
Why Yemenis, who endured a “forgotten war,” feel the pain of Gaza so deeply — and why they will never stop fighting for it.
This is not just a report from Yemen. It’s a testament to the power of resistance and a damning indictment of global complicity.

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