Tens of thousands of Muslims are demonstrating across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli airstrikes pounding the Gaza Strip. The demonstrations underscore the risk of a wider regional conflict erupting as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion in the narrow coastal territory. From Amman, Jordan, to Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, Muslims poured out onto the streets after weekly Friday prayers. At Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israeli police permitted only older men, women and children to the sprawling hilltop compound for prayers in an attempt to prevent the potential for violent demonstration as tens of thousands attend on a typical Friday.
Tens of thousands of Muslims are demonstrating across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli airstrikes pounding the Gaza Strip. The demonstrations underscore the risk of a wider regional conflict erupting as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion in the narrow coastal territory. From Amman, Jordan, to Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, Muslims poured out onto the streets after weekly Friday prayers. At Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israeli police permitted only older men, women and children to the sprawling hilltop compound for prayers in an attempt to prevent the potential for violent demonstration as tens of thousands attend on a typical Friday.
Tens of thousands of Muslims are demonstrating across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli airstrikes pounding the Gaza Strip. The demonstrations underscore the risk of a wider regional conflict erupting as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion in the narrow coastal territory. From Amman, Jordan, to Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, Muslims poured out onto the streets after weekly Friday prayers. At Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israeli police permitted only older men, women and children to the sprawling hilltop compound for prayers in an attempt to prevent the potential for violent demonstration as tens of thousands attend on a typical Friday.
JERUSALEM (AP) Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza, underscoring the risk of a wider regional conflict as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion.