Tunisia

Demonstrations against Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip took place Friday in Tunisia and Morocco, drawing thousands of protesters. In the Tunisian capital of Tunis, protesters gathered on Habib Bourguiba Avenue for a Solidarity with Palestine march. Demonstrators carrying Palestinian and Tunisian flags, chanted slogans such as “Freedom for Palestine” and “The hypocritical world has set Gaza and Palestine on fire.” Human rights activist Said Buacle, who participated, told Anadolu that protesters have been holding support demonstrations for Gaza for 37 weeks and plan to continue. Similar demonstrations were held in cities across Morocco, including Rabat, Fez, Meknes, Tangier, Kenitra, Nador, Ahfir, Taroudant and Agadir. Thousands took part to demand that Israel stop its attacks on Gaza and allow humanitarian aid into the enclave. Israel, flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas. More than 38,800 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 89,400 injured, according to local health authorities. Over nine months into the Israeli onslaught, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.