Israel's Foreign Ministry is warning that the anti-Israel demonstrations planned in cities around the world this weekend were called for by Hamas itself.
"Before the cameras start rolling at this weekend's demonstrations, remember who called for them," the ministry posted on X Friday morning. It laid out a timeline: on Nov. 11, Hamas called for worldwide "days of rage"; on Nov. 12, activist networks amplified the call and began mobilizing protesters; and from Nov. 13 to 15, demonstrations are planned in cities around the world.
"The terror organization Hamas issued the call. Others are spreading it," the ministry wrote. "Whether they realize it or not, those answering Hamas's call risk becoming useful idiots for a terrorist organization. Don't let the Jihadi terrorist organization Hamas set the agenda on your streets."
In its Nov. 11 statement, Hamas named Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the days after, as "days of rage," urging marches and sit-ins in squares and capitals and asking preachers and clergy to devote their sermons to the cause. Hamas tied the call to winter flooding in Gaza's tent camps.
The IDF said separately on Friday that since winter preparations began, more than 93,000 tents and 8,600 trucks of winter supplies have entered Gaza, along with 16 sewage vacuum trucks and hundreds of trucks of medicine and medical equipment. "Hamas continues to exploit humanitarian infrastructure and incoming aid, including winter supplies," the IDF said. "As long as Hamas does not disarm, Gaza's rehabilitation will not be possible."
A masked "Day of Rage" march already wound through Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday and ended outside the headquarters of UJA-Federation of New York.
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