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Thousands of protesters expressed their outrage across several Muslim countries on Wednesday following the bombing that left hundreds dead in a Gaza hospital. Hamas, the Islamist movement governing the Palestinian enclave, attributed the attack to Israel, a claim vehemently denied by the Israeli army.
The tragedy, which occurred on Tuesday, resulted in at least 471 casualties, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and sparked demonstrations in Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, Egypt, and Libya.
In Jordan, nearly 10,000 protesters gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Amman, demanding its expulsion from the country. Jordan, bordering Israel and hosting numerous Palestinian refugees, squarely blamed the Israeli state for the tragedy. Similar sentiments were echoed in Iraq, where around 200 people protested in Baghdad’s Green Zone, housing several embassies and government buildings.
Bahrain, situated in the Gulf, saw protesters rallying in front of the Israeli embassy in Manama, calling for the severing of ties with Israel. Meanwhile, in Tunisia, thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the French embassy, condemning Western support for Israel. Morocco witnessed hundreds protesting near the US consulate in Casablanca, denouncing Washington’s backing of the Israeli state.
Lebanon saw a demonstration organized by Hezbollah in Beirut’s suburbs, with protesters waving Palestinian and Hezbollah flags. Hezbollah’s senior figure, Hashem Safiedine, declared the events in Gaza as “serial massacres,” emphasizing that the situation was not merely a conflict but a continuous series of atrocities.
In Syria’s capital, Damascus, hundreds of people participated in a demonstration, many wearing shirts featuring President Bashar al-Assad’s image. Egypt, despite protest gatherings being illegal, saw thousands expressing their discontent in various cities, according to local media and social media posts.
In Yemen, both Houthi-controlled Sanaa and government-held regions like Taiz and Marib witnessed large-scale pro-Palestinian rallies. Additionally, Turkey, another Muslim-majority nation, declared three days of national mourning for the Gaza hospital bombing. In Iran, President Ebrahim Raisi accused the United States of complicity in Israel’s actions, addressing a large gathering in Tehran, where he stated that the bombs falling on Gaza were of American origin, positioning the US as an accomplice in the crimes committed by the Zionist regime.
