Iran and its allies are commemorating Quds (Jerusalem) Day, which they have marked on the last Friday of Ramadan each year since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, claiming it as an occasion to express support for the Palestinians.
Iran’s Press TV, an English-language government mouthpiece, reports that millions of people are rallying around the world, with pro-Palestinian rallies being held at 2,000 locations around Iran.
A funeral ceremony is also being held in Tehran for several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Damascus that Iran has blamed on Israel.
Among those killed were the IRGC’s top commander in Syria, leading the Israeli military to go on high alert following Iranian vows of retaliation.
The IRGC is a US-designated terrorist organization.
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