Thousands of people demonstrated this Friday in Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran and other Middle Eastern countries in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, after days of bombing by Israel in response to the offensive launched by the Islamist movement. Hamas last Saturday. "This rally seeks to condemn what is happening in occupied Palestine, the bloodshed and the violation of rights," said Abu Kayan, one of the organizers of the protest in the center of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, after the leader Shiite Muqtada al Sadr will call a protest "in support of Gaza" and against Israel. "No to the occupation! No to the United States!" said the protesters. Meanwhile, in Egypt, videos posted on social media showed hundreds of protesters chanting slogans in solidarity with Gaza near the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo.