On April 4, 2024, Hamas issued a statement calling on Palestinians, Muslims, and "all free people of the world" to participate in what it called a "Friday Of Rage For Palestine" on April 5, 2024.[1]
The group instructed supporters to organize events that involve massive protests in support of Palestinians and to pressure Israel to end its "genocidal war" in Gaza. The statement also called on supporters to hold rallies to pressure their governments to stop supplying Israel with weapons.
Hamas's Full Statement
"The national and Islamic forces call on the masses of our Arab and Islamic nation and all the free people of the world to participate widely in 'Friday of Rage for Palestine,' and to attend massive demonstrations and mass events in support of the Palestinian cause, and to demand an end to the genocidal war waged by the Zionist occupation on the Gaza Strip with American support, on this day tomorrow is the last Friday of Ramadan."
The statement continued: "We call on all forces, parties, federations, unions, and free youth organizations in the world to mobilize their members and supporters to actively engage in events and marches that put great pressure on governments and regimes to stop the export of weapons to the Nazi occupation entity, prosecute it [Israel] legally, and hold accountable its leaders who committed crimes of genocide against the Palestinian people.
"The escalation of popular and mass pressure is an effective and highly influential tool in changing the positions of states and governments and pushing them to side with justice and support the right of the Palestinian people to legitimate resistance in defense of themselves, their land, and their sanctities," the statement read.
[1] Telegram, Hamasps, April 4, 2024.
