Protests erupt in four Arab countries demanding an end to Gaza genocide

In Morocco, cities including Tangier, Casablanca, Tetouan, Marrakech, Kenitra, Fez, Meknes, and Agadir witnessed mass rallies, many held after Friday prayers.

Protesters condemned the Zionist regime's blockade and starvation of civilians in Gaza, while calling on Arab regimes to scrap normalization deals with Zionist regime and urging the public to boycott Zionist regime’s goods and companies supporting Israel.

Crowds gathered in front of the parliament in Rabat, waving Palestinian flags and raising portraits of Palestinian resistance leaders. Demonstrators demanded accountability for Israeli leaders accused of committing war crimes, while praising the global solidarity fleet sailing toward Gaza.

In Mauritania, hundreds rallied outside the Grand Mosque in Nouakchott after Friday prayer, chanting pro-Gaza slogans such as “Starving Gaza is a war crime.” Protesters condemned what they called global silence over Zionist regime’s crimes, and held the US responsible for enabling the genocide. Demonstrators also renewed their demand for the expulsion of the American ambassador.

In Lebanon, a popular march was held in the northern city of Tripoli under the slogan “We will not leave Gaza alone.” Organized by the non-governmental “Committee for the Defense of Al-Aqsa,” the march started from Abdel Hamid Karami Square and moved through central streets.

“We tell our people in Gaza: you are not alone. Do not despair, remain steadfast, for you are teaching the world what it means to stand firm on truth,” Sheikh Nasser al-Tikriti said on the sidelines of the rally.

In Yemen, hundreds of thousands flooded the streets of Sana’a and other provinces following calls from Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Ansar Allah movement.

Demonstrators carried Yemeni and Palestinian flags while raising banners rejecting global silence on Israeli crimes. The march was held under the slogan “With Gaza, we will not accept the disgrace of betrayal regardless of the crimes of aggression.”

In a statement delivered during the Sana’a protest, participants pledged to continue weekly demonstrations “in support of the oppressed Palestinian people and in rejection of the criminal Zionist enemy.”

The statement praised Palestinian resilience and endorsed Ansar Allah’s military operations against Israel.

Since October 7, 2023, Zionist regime has waged a US-backed genocide in Gaza, leaving 65,174 Palestinians martyred and 166,071 wounded, mostly women and children, along with hundreds of thousands displaced.