Storyline: Thousands of Yemenis gathered at Al-Sabeen Square in the heart of the capital Sanaa Friday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and to protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza after Israel and Hamas finally reached a ceasefire agreement set to take effect on Sunday after nearly 15 months of war.

The leader of Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday that the Iran-aligned group would monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the war in Gaza and continue its attacks on vessels or Israel if it is breached.

Israel's government has approved the new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for it to take effect on Sunday. The decision came after hours of discussions that continued late into the night.