Tens of thousands of people across the world have staged rallies to mark Al-Quds Day (or simply, Quds Day), an international day expressing support for Palestine and opposition to the ongoing Israeli occupation.
The annual day of solidarity falls on the last Friday of Ramadan. People gathered in Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq and Lebanon, among many other countries.
This year, demonstrations took on a special urgency as anger spilled over across the Muslim world because of Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians in six months.
Sunni Muslims attend a rally outside Abu Hanifa mosque, marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) and to show their support with Gaza, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in the Adhamiya district of Baghdad, Iraq, April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A Palestinian woman gestures during a march marking the annual al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day), at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
epa11260100 Protesters march towards the US embassy during the Al Quds Rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 05 April 2024. More than 33,000 Palestinians and over 1,450 Israelis have been killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL
Iranians burn US and Israeli flags during the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations and the funeral of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country’s consular annex in Damascus, which Tehran blamed on Israel, on April 5, 2024 in Tehran. – The Guards, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on April 1, which levelled the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus. The funeral ceremony coincides with the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, when Iran and its allies stage marches in support of the Palestinians. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iranians attend the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations and the funeral of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country’s consular annex in Damascus, which Tehran blamed on Israel, on April 5, 2024 in Tehran. – The Guards, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on April 1, which levelled the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus. The funeral ceremony coincides with the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, when Iran and its allies stage marches in support of the Palestinians. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Palestinian members of a pro-Syrian government squad, take part in a military parade to mark the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus on April 5, 2024. – The Jerusalem Day, an initiative started by the late founder of the Islamic republic in Iran, is held annually on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in support of the Palestinian people. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
Shiite Muslims stand over the representations of U.S. and Israeli flags during the annual Al-Quds, or Jerusalem, Day demonstration in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, April 5, 2024. Jerusalem Day began after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, when the Ayatollah Khomeini declared the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan a day to demonstrate the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Pro-Palestinian supporters walk over American and Israeli flags as they take part in a Quds Day protest in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, April 5, 2024. Sunday, April 7, 2024 will mark the 6-month anniversary of the Israel-Gaza-Hamas conflict. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
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