Abdul Razzaq Al-Hajri, a member of the Islah Party's Supreme Authority and head of its parliamentary bloc, said that what Taiz offers is not just a defense of a city but a defense of the idea of Yemen. He said that Yemen accommodates all its children and is based on justice and equal citizenship, where the people are their own masters and no one is master over them. In an article, he called for lifting the siege on Taiz to be a national priority that cannot be compromised.