Abdulmalik al-Houthi marks the anniversary of the martyrs: Jihad is needed to deal with aggression and tyranny In a speech he said that the enemies desire control over the nation, its capabilities and homelands, and that force is needed to deal with any aggression. He said that jihad protects people from the wicked and establishes truth, justice and goodness, and he referred to the Palestinian people under British and then Israeli occupation.