Moroccans, angry at attacks on Gaza, demand halt to ties with Israel

Moroccans waving Palestinian flags took to the streets of the capital Rabat on Sunday calling on the government to cut ties with Israel in protest against continued Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip which have killed thousands of civilians. Protests against Israel's war in Gaza have repeatedly drawn thousands of people in Morocco since the conflict began two months ago, mostly led by pan-Arab and Islamist groups. Sunday's march by about 3,000 protesters was the first to have been led by the PJD, Morocco's biggest Islamist party which led the elected government from 2011 until 2021, a sign the movement is growing more vocal in opposition.