[News] Tens of thousands rally around the world against Israel’s Gaza bombardment

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Tens of thousands rally around the world against Israel’s Gaza bombardment
October 13, 2023
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[image: People rally to protest against the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza
Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen]
People rally to protest against the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip,
in Sanaa, Yemen [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

Tens of thousands of people have poured onto the streets around the world
in support of the Palestinians as Israel prepares for a possible ground
invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Protesters denounced Israel’s heavy bombardment of the besieged enclave
that has so far killed more than 1,500 people and it came after an
unprecedented attack by Hamas, the group running Gaza, killed more than
1,300 people in Israel.

In Baghdad, large crowds filled Tahrir Square in the centre of the Iraqi
capital for protests called by the influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr.

In Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, demonstrators took to the streets waving Yemeni
and Palestinian flags.

After prayers in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, some worshippers stepped on
US and Israeli flags, in a sign of disrespect.

Some 1,000 Muslims rallied in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after Friday prayers
to show solidarity with the Palestinians. Chanting “Free Palestine” and
“Crush the Zionists”, they burned two effigies draped with Israeli flags.

Islamic leaders in Indonesia appealed to all mosques in the world’s most
populous Muslim-majority nation to pray for peace and safety for the
Palestinian people.

The chairman of the Indonesian Mosque Council had urged all mosques to
perform the Qunut Nazilahto prayer, one made for protection, to ask for
God’s help so that “the conflict in the Gaza Strip would end quickly”.

[image: Sri Lankan Muslims participate in a protest against Israeli
airstrikes on Gaza]
People also took to the streets of Sri Lanka's Colombo to protest against
Israel's bombardment on Gaza. [AP Photo]

[image: People take part in a demonstration in support of the freedom of
Palestine and against colonialism at the Christopher Columbus monument in
Barcelona]
People take part in a demonstration in support of Palestinians at the
Christopher Columbus monument in Barcelona, Spain. [Toni Albir/EPA]

[image: Muslims hold a Palestinian flag and banners as they shout slogans
during a rally supporting the Palestinians, in Jakarta]
A man holds a Palestinian flag at a rally in support of Palestinians in
Jakarta, Indonesia. [Mast Irham/EPA]

[image: A group of students from different universities stage a
demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians and reject the Dutch
government's policy of solidarity with Israel in The Hague,]
A group of students from different universities stage a demonstration in
solidarity with Palestinians in The Hague, Netherlands. [Mouneb
Taim/Anadolu]

[image: A woman holds a banner that says 'Free Gaza' in a Pro-Palestinian
demonstration held in front of the Embassy of Israel to Mexico,]
A woman holds a banner that says 'Free Gaza' in a pro-Palestinian
demonstration held in front of the embassy of Israel in Mexico City,
Mexico. [Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu]

[image: Protesters show banners as they take part in a rally in support of
Palestinians, in front of the United Nations European headquarters in
Geneva]
Protesters they take part in a rally in support of the Palestinians in
front of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
[Martial Trezzini/EPA]

[image: a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Baghdad, Iraq]
An overview of the massive protest in Baghdad, Iraq. [Ahmed Saad/Reuters]

[image: Palestinian supporters take part in a rally against the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Canberra,]
People take part in a rally in support of Palestinians in Canberra,
Australia. [Mick tsikas/EPA]

[image: epaselect epa10915464 People with Palestinian flags demonstrate in
support of the Palestinian people, in Caracas, Venezuela]
People with Palestinian flags demonstrate in support of the Palestinian
people in Caracas, Venezuela. [Miquel Gutierrez/EPA]

[image: People attend a demonstration to express solidarity with
Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Istanbul,]
People in Turkey's Istanbul attend a demonstration to express solidarity
with the Palestinians in Gaza. [Murad Sezer/Reuters]

[image: Jordanians gather to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza]
Jordanians gather in Amman to also express their solidarity with
Palestinians. [Alaa Al Sukhni/Reuters]
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