Religious scholar in Bahrain, Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, reiterated that "the Palestinian resistance has overthrown the myth of the invincible Zionist army, which was provided with all the military capabilities supported by major powers in the world."

A mass protest was staged in the capital, Manama, on the evening of Thursday, December 21, 2023, to denounce the ongoing normalization of the Bahraini government with the occupation entity and joining the "maritime coalition" against Yemen.

The "Bahrain Human Rights Society" called on the Bahraini authorities to release prominent dissident and former Secretary-General of "Wa'ad", Ibrahim Sharif.

The Progressive Tribune condemned the authorities' arrest of activist Ibrahim Sharif, former Secretary-General of Wa'ad, over charges related to freedom of opinion and expression, and called on them to "immediately release him."

The Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Society, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, reiterated that "the Government of Bahrain joining of the declared coalition of shame to protect the interests of the Israeli occupation entity in the Red Sea is a betrayal of the Palestinian people and the Arab and Islamic cause as a whole."

Human Rights First said it is alarmed at news that leading Bahraini opposition figure Ibrahim Sharif has been arrested, apparently for a series of social media posts criticizing the Bahraini government and its participation in a coalition led by the United States in the Gulf of Aden.

The Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) condemned the arrest of prominent Bahraini opposition figure, Ibrahim Sharif, and his suspension over expressing his opinion through "X" platform.

The Public Prosecution decided to arrest Wa'ad former Secretary-General Ibrahim Sharif for 7 days pending investigation over his refusal to Bahrain's decision to join the US-led "maritime coalition" against Yemen and his solidarity with Gaza.

The National Democratic Assembly called on the authorities to immediately release prominent dissident and former Secretary-General of Wa'ad, Ibrahim Sharif, who was arrested on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, for condemning Bahrain's joining the "maritime coalition" against Yemen.

Director of Bahrain Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (BIRD), Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, stressed that Wa'ad former president Ibrahim Sharif was arrested for exercising his right to freedom of peaceful expression on social media outlets. Sharif criticized Bahrain's participation in the US-led coalition.

Former British MP George Galloway said that "Bahrain is the only country that joined the Western coalition to make war on Yemen."

: The security authorities arrested former president of "Wa'ad", Ibrahim Sharif, today, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, and he will be presented tomorrow, Thursday, to the Public Prosecution.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim expressed that "the faithful, proud and zealous people of Bahrain declare to God and His Messenger that they are absolved of the Bahraini regime's stance to fight Yemen, the faithful and victorious country of Islam."

Al-Wefaq Society condemned the Bahraini government's step of joining "a coalition to protect the interests of the Zionist entity's statelet in the Red Sea", deeming it "an act of hostile war against Palestine and the Arab and Islamic nations, making it a direct partner in the abundant blood of Palestinians that is shed every day."

Former Wa'ad Secretary-General Ibrahim Sharif wondered why "the unelected government of Bahrain offered itself as a legitimate 'analyst' for the US coalition to lift the blockade imposed by Yemen on the ports of the usurping Zionist entity?"

The Bahraini Society Against Normalization with Zionist Enemy called for participating in the mass sit-in under "No alliance, no normalization" slogan at 3 o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, December 22, 2023, in front of the society's headquarters in the Adliya area.

On December 16, 2023, the Emir of Kuwait succumbed to illness, concluding a brief reign spanning less than 3 years. Despite its brevity, his departure marked the end of a legacy and a positive reputation, shaped in part by his issuance of significant "pardon decrees," destined to be remembered as a hallmark of his short-lived rule.

Sayed Taher Al-Mousawi, a member of Al-Wefaq General Secretariat, said, that "Bahrainis refuse to be part of any alliance or conspiracy that aims to kill and starve the people of Gaza."

The Bahraini National Initiative against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy called on the government of Bahrain "to distance itself from entering into suspicious alliances which are rejected by the Bahraini people with all its ideological, sectarian and political components and which it condemns in the strongest terms."

Maryam Al-Khawaja and other human rights organizations, including the Bahrain Institute for Democracy and Human Rights and Front Line Defenders, renewed their calls to immediately release Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and provide appropriate treatment for him.