KARACHI (Ruptly) – Pakistani political and Islamic party Jammat-e-Islami called for protests and action in Karachi in solidarity with the recent attacks on Palestinian on Tuesday.

Hundreds of party supporters and locals gathered to chant and fly the Palestinian flag. A group of protesters set fire to Israeli, French, Indian, and U.S. flags.

Jamat e Islami party Karachi president Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman took to the stage to speak to the attendees during the protest.

“Today, in this world, the Palestinians have told us, with their resistance, that real life is to resist, to struggle, and Jihad in the way of Allah”, exclaimed Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman.

Violence has erupted in recent days amid protests in East Jerusalem over possible evictions of Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Clashes that began at the Al-Aqsa compound escalated into an exchange of rockets between Hamas and Israel on Monday.

“This incident is a question mark for Muslim nations when such a small nation (Israel) is oppressing Muslims and there is no reaction from anywhere, as was expected”, stated local resident Syed Mufakir Ali.

After Hamas announced that they had launched over 100 rockets at Tel Aviv and central Israel, non-stop sirens rang for several minutes through the city on Tuesday.

Translations from Urdu
Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, Jamat e Islami party Karachi president:

Today, in this world, the Palestinians have told us, with their resistance, that real life is to resist, to struggle and, Jihad in the way of Allah.

Muddasir Ansari, Local resident :

If all Islamic countries united, I would especially thank [Turkish president] Recep Tayyip Erdogan because he spoke on behalf of the Muslim community. He is the only leader who spoke about the incident, all the others are silent.

Asif Abdul Karim, Local resident :

There is a problem with the Jews as they do not accept the Al-Aqsa Mosque as the first Qibla and they don’t want Muslims to pray there and raise the name of Allah there.

Syed Mufakir Ali, Local resident:

This incident is a question mark for Muslim nations when such a small nation (Israel) is oppressing Muslims and there is no reaction from anywhere, as was expected.