Thousands in Casablanca protest ‘massacres’ in Gaza, normalizing ties with Israel

Thousands of people protest in Morocco’s commercial capital Casablanca against “massacres” in the Gaza Strip and against the country’s normalization of ties with Israel.

The protest late last night and early this morning — the latest large-scale rally of its kind in Morocco — was called by the banned but tolerated Islamist group Al Adl Wal Ihssane.

The group also organized similar gatherings in the capital Rabat and the port of Tangier.

The demonstrations mark the last Friday in the holy fasting month of Ramadan and Quds (Jerusalem) Day when annual Iran-backed rallies in support of the Palestinians are held around the region.

Protesters chant “Normalization is a hoax!” and “Down with the occupation!” in Casablanca, with the war between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas about to enter its seventh month.

Morocco established diplomatic ties with Israel in late 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords which saw similar moves by the UAE and Bahrain.