The Islamic Resistance Movement, known as Hamas, called on people around the world last evening to participate in a “Friday of Rage” today to protest Israel’s ongoing massacres in the northern Gaza Strip, which Israel is subjecting to genocide and ethnic cleansing for 20 days, according to Al Jazeera.
In a statement, Hamas said, “We call on Arab and Islamic masses, as well as free people around the world, to participate broadly tomorrow in a Friday of Rage for Gaza and to take to the streets in large, angry demonstrations to denounce the ongoing massacre in northern Gaza.”
In recent days, calls have been circulating for mass mobilization, gatherings, and sit-ins worldwide, in solidarity with Gaza, and to oppose the escalating crimes of the Israeli army.
Israeli massacres in Northern Gaza have resulted in the deaths of thousands and the displacement of hundreds of thousands culminating in devastation. The region has now become a hellish landscape where hundreds of dead Palestinians are left to be eaten by dogs and to rot under the scorching sun, since many medical facilities have been reduced to rubble.
The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post describing how “three weeks of non-stop bombardments” by Israeli forces have impacted the region.
“The smell of death is everywhere as bodies are left lying on the roads or under the rubble. Missions to clear the bodies or provide humanitarian assistance are denied,” he said.
“In northern Gaza, people are just waiting to die. They feel deserted, hopeless, and alone. They live from one hour to the next, fearing death at every second.”
In response to the widespread call for protests, the United States Department has issued a warning to increase security around its US embassies and other sites around the world, Bloomberg reported.
In Morocco, protesters announced their participation in the “Friday of Rage” protests, scheduled to begin after the Islamic Friday prayers in multiple Moroccan cities, including Casablanca, Rabat, Agadir, and Tangier.