Be ready to sacrifice lives to defend nation from Houthis, Saudi Grand Muftis urges troops

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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s top religious authority called on soldiers in the Kingdom to be ready to lay down their lives to fight the Houthis amid escalating attacks by the Iran-backed militia. “Protecting this great nation and punishing anyone who seeks to lay a hand on even an inch of its territory are among the greatest duties and most virtuous acts of devotion, for which lives and souls may be sacrificed in seeking God’s pleasure,” Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan said in a statement ⁠carried