In a March 26 report on the Houthi-owned Al-Masirah TV channel, Houthi children called "Death to America! Curses upon the Jews!" "We long for martyrdom," one boy told the reporter. "Don't you know that killing is what we are accustomed to, and that martyrdom is a blessing bestowed upon us by Allah?"
Following are excerpts:
Houthi child: We have come to visit these martyrs in order to convey a message to these enemies. We say to them: We are ready for any confrontation with our enemies, whether in Yemen or abroad. We are ready to make sacrifices, and we long for martyrdom. [The enemies] have already had a taste of our weapons, and they have seen the might of those weapons on the battlefield. We continue to adhere to these weapons. If [the enemies] return, we will be back, and Allah will be with us. We say to them what Ali son of Hussein said: Are you threatening us with death, you sons of freed [slaves]? Don't you know that killing is what we are accustomed to, and that martyrdom is a blessing bestowed upon us by Allah?
Crowd of children: Allah Akbar!
Death to America!
Death to Israel!
Curses upon the Jews!
Victory to Islam!
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