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Thousands march for Palestine during Al-Quds Day demonstrations worldwide

Protesters hold placards and wave Palestinian flags as they march towards the US embassy to mark International al-Quds Day, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Fazry Ismail/EPA]

Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) march on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran. [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency/Reuters]

Muslims protesting against the United States and Israel and expressing solidarity with Iran and Palestinians in Gaza, shout slogans during the annual al-Quds Day rally, in Magam, north of Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir. [Dar Yasin/AP Photo]

Protesters expressing solidarity with Iran and Palestinians in Gaza, shout slogans during the annual al-Quds Day rally outside the US embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. [Dita Alangkara/AP Photo]

Houthi supporters take part in a rally to mark al-Quds Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

Shia Muslims take part in the annual al-Quds Day rally to show the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims and in solidarity with Palestinian and Iranian people, in Islamabad, Pakistan. [Anjum Naveed/AP Photo]

Thousands march for Palestine during al-Quds Day.

Al-Quds Day is an annual, international day to express support for Palestine and oppose the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Large rallies are held, usually beginning after communal Friday prayers. [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency/Reuters]

Iran’s first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, established al-Quds Day in 1979 shortly after the Iranian Revolution to show solidarity with Palestinians and reject Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem. [Fazry Ismail/EPA]

Some observers have claimed that the event was initiated by Iran to further its own political interests of using proxies to fight against Israel and Western powers. [Dar Yasin/AP Photo]

'Al-Quds' or 'Quds' is the Arabic name for Jerusalem. Hence, this event is also called “Jerusalem Day”. In Arabic, the word al-Quds also translates to “the holy one”. [Anjum Naveed/AP Photo]

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