Tens of thousands of Moroccans demonstrate in the capital Rabat against the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, calling for the reversal of the kingdom’s normalization deal with Israel.
Protesters gather in the city center, brandishing Palestinian flags and placards that call for the free flow of aid to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
Chants of “It’s a disgrace, Gaza is under fire,” are heard, as well as “Morocco, Palestine, one people,” and “No to normalization.”
The protesters gather at the call of various organizations, including a coalition bringing together the Islamist movement Al-Adl Wal-Ihssane and left-wing parties.
“Palestinians are being starved and killed before the eyes of the whole world,” says Jamal Behar, one of the demonstrators in Rabat.
“It is our duty to denounce this dramatic, unbearable situation.”
Morocco and Israel in 2020 signed a US-brokered normalization deal, which has increasingly come under attack in the North African kingdom as the war in Gaza rages into its 22nd month.
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