The former Hamas leader called on Muslims to organize global demonstrations in support of the Palestinians on Friday and urged Arabs in neighboring countries to take up arms against Israel.
Khaled Meshaal, who was head of Hamas from 2004 to 2017, called on the Islamic world to organize the protests.
“[We must] Head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday,” Meshaal said in a recorded statement sent to Reuters.
Meshaal is based in Qatar, where he serves as head of Hamas’ diaspora office.
“To all the scholars who teach jihad… to all those who teach and learn, this is a time to apply [of jihad],” he said.
Meshaal specifically called on the governments and people of Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan to join the fight against Israel, calling their participation a duty.
“Tribes of Jordan, children of Jordan, brothers and sisters of Jordan… This is the moment of truth and the borders are close to you, you all know your responsibility,” he said.
Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for protests in support of Palestinians around the world on Friday.REUTERS
Jordan, Lebanon and Syria have the largest Palestinian populations outside of Gaza.
Around the world, daily demonstrations have emerged for both sides of the conflict, many of them leading to clashes between Palestinian and Israeli supporters on city streets.
The rallying cry came as Israeli forces continued to counterattack the Gaza Strip in response to the bloody sneak attack launched by Hamas over the weekend, which left some 1,200 Israelis dead, more than 100 taken hostage and 2,700 wounded.
Retaliatory shells are fired into Gaza on October 11.ZUMAPRESS.com
It was the deadliest attack on Israel in 75 years, and saw Hamas terrorists sweep into the country by land, sea and air, indiscriminately killing men, women and children as they attacked villages near the border.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that he was forming an emergency war cabinet with political opponents as part of a pledge to unify the country in response to the attacks and focus all efforts on countering Hamas.
Israeli rockets and warplanes continue to bomb Hamas in retaliation.
Palestinian protesters in Gaza on Wednesday. The former Hamas leader called on neighboring Muslim countries to attack Israel.AP
Overnight, more than 200 targets were hit in Gaza City, and the strip remains under “total siege” by Israel.
Authorities in Gaza said retaliatory airstrikes have killed 1,100 people and wounded more than 5,000.
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