Gazans rally to mark al-Quds Day

Thousands of Palestinians have poured into the streets of Gaza, marking the International Quds Day taking place on the last Friday of Ramadan every year.

Chanting anti-Israeli slogans, the angry demonstrators said they will gladly sacrifice all they have to end the Israeli occupation of al-Quds (Jerusalem) , Press TV’s correspondent Ashraf Shannon reported on Friday.

Palestinians have repeatedly said that they insist on East al-Quds, which Israel occupied in 1967 and annexed in 1981, as the capital of their future state. Under international law the area is an occupied territory.

Angry Palestinians also condemned the so-called reconciliation talks between Israeli Prime Minister and acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas. The talks were held in Washington on Thursday.

They vowed to remain firm, resisting Israeli occupation despite deadly Israeli siege which has paralyzed life in the costal sliver for more than four years.

Millions of people around the world have marked the international Quds Day by participating in rallies denouncing Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians. The rallies were held to show solidarity with the Palestinians, demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of their territories.

Initiated by the late founder of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Khomeini, the International Quds Day marks the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims throughout the globe are urged to hold rallies in support of the Palestinian resistance against what Imam Khomeini commonly referred to as “the illegitimate Israeli regime occupying Palestine.”