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Thousands of people have rallied in cities in the Arab world to condemn Israel's air raids on Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Thousands of people in the Arab world have attended rallies to express anger at Israel's air raids on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Big anti-Israeli rallies were held in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. There were demands for Arab leaders to help the Palestinians. Protesters burned Israeli and American flags in a string of Arab cities and demanded a stronger response from their leaders to Israel's "aggression".
Many Palestinian emigres took part in the rallies in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. In Egypt protests were organised by the Muslim Brotherhood, allies of Hamas.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a rally in Mosul, northern Iraq, killing a protester and wounding 16.A suicide bomber blew himself up at a rally in Mosul, northern Iraq, killing a protester and wounding 16.
Local police quoted by the Associated Press said the Mosul demonstration had been organised by the Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party.Local police quoted by the Associated Press said the Mosul demonstration had been organised by the Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party.
In the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus protesters waved green flags of the Hamas militant movement alongside Palestinian, Syrian and yellow Hezbollah flags, the AFP news agency reported. "Arab silence is behind the bombings," read a banner held by one of several thousand people who turned out in the Sunni Arab city of Samarra north of Baghdad.
Thousands also attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Jordanian capital Amman, as well as rallies in many of Jordan's poor Palestinian refugee camps. More than 50,000 demonstrated in Egyptian cities on Sunday, the AFP news agency reported.
More than 50,000 demonstrated in Egyptian cities on Sunday, AFP reported. Security officials said the biggest protest was in the southern city of Asyut. Security officials said the biggest protest was in the southern city of Asyut.
They were led by the Islamist opposition in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from which Hamas first emerged.
The BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo says the Brotherhood regards Hamas members as their spiritual brothers.
Many Palestinian emigres took part in the rallies in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria.
In the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus protesters, incensed at Israel's military operation, waved green flags of the Hamas militant movement alongside Palestinian, Syrian and yellow Hezbollah flags, AFP reported.
Thousands also attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Jordanian capital Amman, and there were rallies in many of Jordan's overcrowded refugee camps, home to thousands of displaced Palestinians.
There were also anti-Israeli protests in Sudan and Yemen.