The Yemeni capital, Sanaa, witnessed a massive demonstration in support of Gaza (Anatolia - Archive)

Today, Friday, the last Friday in the holy month of Ramadan, several demonstrations took place in Arab, Islamic, and Western cities denouncing the continued Israeli aggression against Gaza and demanding an immediate ceasefire and the entry of aid to the residents of the besieged Strip.

Yemen

In Yemen, more than 150 demonstrations were launched in support of the Palestinian people, coinciding with “International Jerusalem Day,” corresponding to the last Friday of the month of Ramadan.

The "Al-Masirah" channel, affiliated with the Ansar Allah group (Houthis), reported that "mass marches took place in more than 150 squares in 15 Yemeni governorates to commemorate International Jerusalem Day."

The Yemeni capital, Sanaa, witnessed a massive demonstration in solidarity with Gaza and to denounce the Israeli attacks on the Strip.

A statement issued by the demonstration called for lifting the siege on Gaza and delivering aid to its residents. The statement also called on the Arab and Islamic nations to boycott American and Israeli goods and companies that support Israel.

Initial scenes from the great million-man exit on the occasion of International Jerusalem Day in #Sabaeen_Square in the capital, Sanaa #International_Jerusalem_Daypic.twitter.com/zKjoPMWUQS

- Al Masirah - Urgent (@alosbou) April 5, 2024

In Taiz, demonstrators renewed their demands to stop the Israeli war on Gaza, speed up the lifting of the siege, and allow the entry of aid to the people of the Strip.

The demonstrators gathered in Freedom Square in central Taiz after Friday prayers, and chanted slogans demanding that the leaders of the Israeli occupation be tried as "war criminals."

Jordan

In Jordan, hundreds demonstrated in the center of the Jordanian capital, Amman, and several Jordanian cities and villages, denouncing the Israeli aggression against Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territories.

Participants in the demonstrations called for by the National Forum to Support Resistance and Protect the Homeland demanded dropping the Wadi Araba Agreement and stopping the Zionist aggression against Gaza.

They also called for extending a relief bridge to Gaza to confront the Israeli starvation policy against the Palestinians and for the release of prisoners of conscience arrested in connection with the demonstrations denouncing the Israeli aggression against Gaza.

In Irbid, scenes broadcast by local Jordanian platforms showed a demonstration taking place under the slogan “Friday of Anger” in solidarity with Gaza and the resistance, and in rejection of the normalization agreements with the Israeli occupation.

The demonstrators chanted freedom for Palestine and Jerusalem, and demanded an end to the Israeli aggression against the residents of the Gaza Strip.

Iraq

In Iraq, the capital, Baghdad, witnessed a stand in solidarity with the residents of the Gaza Strip, and to demand relief for them by various means.

The participants in the demonstration - which took place after Friday prayers in the Adhamiya area, north of Baghdad - renewed their demand for the international community to stop the permissibility of Palestinian blood in Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territories, and to hold the occupation and its leaders accountable for their crimes against the Palestinians.

They also called for Arab and Islamic countries to act in solidarity and stop the genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Lebanon

In Lebanon, Lebanese and Palestinian refugees participated in a solidarity march in the city of Sidon in the south of the country on International Jerusalem Day.

The participants in the march, called for by Palestinian factions and Lebanese forces, raised the Palestinian and Lebanese flags, and demanded an end to the Israeli aggression against Gaza and that Israel and its leaders be held accountable for the crimes it commits against the Palestinians.

The participants also called for stopping all forms of normalization with Israel.

Morocco

In Morocco, thousands of Moroccans demonstrated, demanding an end to the Israeli war on Gaza, and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of the Strip.

This came during solidarity protests in several Moroccan cities following Friday prayers, for the 26th week in a row.

These vigils carried the slogan “Half a year of genocide... Half a year of disappointment,” in response to a call from the “Moroccan Authority for Supporting the Nation’s Issues” (a non-governmental organization).

Among the cities that witnessed these stops were Kenitra (west), Tetouan (north), and Berkane (northeast).

The correspondent reported that the demonstrators chanted slogans in support of the steadfastness of the people of Gaza in the face of the Israeli war, which is about to complete half a year, such as “No retreat, no surrender, the resistance moves forward,” “Oh resistance, march toward victory and liberation,” and “The people want to liberate Palestine.” ".

The demonstrators also called on, through their chants, the international community to confront the Israeli practices of starvation, killing, and displacement against the people of the Gaza Strip.

Tunisia

In Tunisia, Hizb ut-Tahrir (Islamic) organized a march in support of the people of Gaza after Friday prayers towards the municipal theater in Tunis.

The march bore the title, “O Muslim armies, do you fear your rulers and agents of the West? God is more worthy that you should fear Him if you are believers.”

The demonstrators raised banners indicating the numbers of dead and wounded and urging support for the people of Gaza. They also chanted slogans such as: “Where is the chivalry, where is the revenge, O armies, O officers, O free people?”

In the city of Bizerte (northeast), the Tunisian Network to Confront the Normalization System organized a stand in support of the people of Gaza, in which participants raised the flags of Palestine, Tunisia, and South Africa, and also denounced Israel’s starvation of the people of Gaza.

The demonstrators chanted slogans such as: “What a shame, what a shame... Where is the nation of a billion?” And "What a shame, what a shame, they imposed a siege on Gaza."

Pakistan

In Pakistan, the capital, Islamabad, witnessed two demonstrations in support of the Gaza Strip.

The first demonstration was organized on the occasion of International Jerusalem Day, at the invitation of what is known as the “Muslim Unity Council”, which is a religious political party, while the second was organized at the invitation of supporters of the “Islamic Group”, on the occasion of the last Friday of the blessed month of Ramadan.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, the capital, Kuala Lumpur, witnessed a demonstration to denounce the Israeli war on Gaza.

The protesters passed in front of the American embassy in the capital, chanting slogans holding the United States and the American administration responsible for "the crimes committed by the occupation forces in the Gaza Strip."

They also condemned the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus a few days ago, in which officers in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed.

Sweden

In Sweden, video clips on social media showed a protest taking place at the central station of the Swedish city of Göteborg in support of Gaza and Palestine, and denouncing the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation in the besieged Strip.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies + social networking sites