AGI – The massacre in the Gaza hospital was the trigger angry popular protest against Israel, the United States and its diplomatic missions throughout the Middle East. There were attacks on US and Israeli diplomatic offices in several cities in the Arab world, but not only.
Coinciding with the arrival of US President Joe Biden in the region, The Lebanese Shiite militias of Hezbollah have declared today a “Day of Rage”.; Following the call, clashes broke out between hundreds of protesters and Lebanese security forces outside the US Embassy in the Beirut suburb of Awkar, where protesters threw stones and set fire to a nearby building.
The USA has now advised its citizens to do so not to travel to the country and the departure of some diplomatic staff was approved unnecessary and family members. Hundreds of people also gathered outside the French Embassy in Beirut, waving Hezbollah flags and throwing stones at the embassy’s main entrance.
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Protests against Israel
Impressive demonstrations also in Istanbul, which drew a crowd pro-Palestinian flags and banners gathered in front of the Israeli Consulate and then entered the facilities after breaking through a police barricade. There were also marches by the American diplomatic delegation in Iraq, Israel’s in Jordan, France’s in Iran and the United Kingdom’s in the same country.
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in several West Bank cities, including Nablus, Ramallah, Tubas, Qalqilya, Hebron and Tulkarem. In Jordan and Amman, protesters gathered outside the King Abdullah Mosque to voice their opinions Solidarity with the Palestinians.
Anti-US and anti-Israel demonstrations also in Tehran. In Libya, several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other cities. Hundreds of demonstrators in Tripoli People of all ages, hoisting Palestinian flags and some with their faces covered with Palestinian keffiyehs, crossed the streets of the city center before gathering in Martyrs’ Square: chanting slogans of support for the residents of Gaza and condemning the attack of the “enemy Zionist “. “.
“We give our blood and our souls for Gaza,” they chanted in the Libyan capital and also in Misurata in Tripolitania. There were also protests in the Yemeni city of Taz and in Rabat, the Moroccan capital.
The Pope: Do everything to prevent the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
“Even today, dear brothers and sisters, our thoughts are focused on Palestine, on Israel. The victims are increasing and the The situation in Gaza is desperate. Please do it “do everything we can to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.”. Pope Francis said at the end of the general audience. “The possible expansion of the conflict is worrying as many war fronts are already open around the world. Let the weapons be silenced, let the call of the poor, the people and children ring out for peace,” the Pope added.
“War,” Bergolgio warned, “does not solve any problem. He only sows death and destruction. It increases hatred and multiplies revenge. War erases the future, erases the future…”
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