{"id":58050,"date":"2025-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/07\/21\/mass-protests-in-arab-capitals-denounce-starvation-and-genocide-in-gaza-demand-end-to-siege\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T00:00:00","slug":"mass-protests-in-arab-capitals-denounce-starvation-and-genocide-in-gaza-demand-end-to-siege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/07\/21\/mass-protests-in-arab-capitals-denounce-starvation-and-genocide-in-gaza-demand-end-to-siege\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Protests in Arab Capitals Denounce Starvation and Genocide in Gaza, Demand End to Siege"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Mass Protests in<br \/>\nArab Capitals Denounce Starvation and Genocide in Gaza, Demand End to Siege<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Several Arab capitals and<br \/>\ncities witnessed massive demonstrations and protest rallies on Sunday,<br \/>\ncondemning the genocide and starvation war imposed by the Zionist occupation on<br \/>\nthe Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, and protesting the international silence<br \/>\ntoward the suffering of the Palestinian people.<span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Rabat: Tens of<br \/>\nThousands March Against Starvation<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In the Moroccan capital,<br \/>\nRabat, tens of thousands participated in a march that started from the historic<br \/>\nBab al-Had gate toward the Parliament building. Protesters carried Palestinian<br \/>\nflags and banners denouncing the siege and starvation, responding to a call<br \/>\nfrom a global movement opposing Israeli-imposed famine.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Demonstrators chanted slogans<br \/>\nsuch as \u201cStop the genocide in Gaza\u201d and \u201cPalestine is devastated and the world<br \/>\nis a puppet,\u201d criticizing the failure of international institutions to halt the<br \/>\nongoing atrocities.<span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Nouakchott: In<br \/>\nFront of the U.S. Embassy<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In Nouakchott, Mauritanians<br \/>\ngathered in front of the U.S. Embassy to protest the starvation war and<br \/>\nAmerican support for the occupation.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Protesters called for the<br \/>\nclosure of the U.S. Embassy and raised slogans condemning the massacres and<br \/>\nviolations against Gaza\u2019s residents. The protest saw wide participation from<br \/>\npolitical parties, trade unions, and civil society organizations.<span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Ramallah:<br \/>\nSolidarity from Within Palestine<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In Ramallah, hundreds of<br \/>\nPalestinians demonstrated against the genocide and starvation targeting their<br \/>\npeople in Gaza.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Dr. Mustafa Barghouti,<br \/>\nSecretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, stated that 70,000<br \/>\nchildren are at risk of dying from hunger and called on Arab nations to act to<br \/>\nbreak the siege.<span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Tunis: \u201cDo Not<br \/>\nLeave Gaza Alone\u201d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In the Tunisian capital, a<br \/>\npopular march was held under the slogan \u201cDo Not Leave Gaza Alone,\u201d organized by<br \/>\nthe &#8220;Joint Action Coordination for Palestine&#8221; in response to a call<br \/>\nfrom the resistance.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The march swept through the<br \/>\nstreets of the capital, with participants chanting slogans condemning the<br \/>\naggression and siege and affirming full solidarity with Gaza.<span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Hamas Call and<br \/>\nAlarming Toll<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The Hamas movement had issued<br \/>\na global call for demonstrations on Sunday against genocide and starvation,<br \/>\nurging a worldwide \u201ccry of rage\u201d to save the Palestinian people from death by<br \/>\nbombardment and famine.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">On the same day, the Ministry<br \/>\nof Health in Gaza reported the martyrdom of more than 900 Palestinians \u2013<br \/>\nincluding 71 children \u2013 due to hunger and malnutrition, and around 6,000 others<br \/>\nwere injured while searching for food. The Zionist occupation has continued to<br \/>\nseal all border crossings since March 2, 2025, preventing the entry of<br \/>\nhumanitarian aid.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Backed by the United States,<br \/>\nthe occupation forces continue their all-out war on Gaza, leaving more than<br \/>\n200,000 dead and wounded \u2013 most of them children and women \u2013 and around 9,000<br \/>\nmissing, amid an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.<span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Source: Agencies<span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height: 150%; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-QA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:\nAR-QA\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-US\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US\">\u060c \u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<b><span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=39687\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span><\/b>).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mass Protests in Arab Capitals Denounce Starvation and Genocide in Gaza, Demand End to Siege<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":58565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}