Gaza Hospital Massacre Sparks Massive Protests in Muslim Countries

Angry demonstrations have hit countries around the world following an Israel airstrike that killed hundreds of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital.

People in Lebanon, Jordan, Libya, Yemen, Tunisia, Turkey, Morocco, Iran, Iraq and the Israeli-occupied West Bank took to the streets to vent their anger, with more planned on Wednesday following calls for a “day of rage” across the region.

Turkish protesters clashed with police overnight and Israel told its citizens to leave Turkey immediately amid fears of reprisal attacks.

In Iran, thousands of people protested outside the French and British embassies in the capital Tehran. Waving the flags of Palestine and its resistance groups, they chanted against the French, British, and US governments for supporting Israel.

“Silence of each Muslim is a treason against the Qur’an,” the protesters chanted, with some hurling eggs at the French embassy building and burning Israeli flags.

There was also a gathering in Palestine Square in downtown Tehran, where the protesters held a vigil and lit candles to mourn Palestinian victims.

Iranian lawmakers joined the protests, chanting “Death to Israel”, “Death to the US,” and “Palestine is victorious, Israel is in decline.”