Gary Reeder
If you normally go armed, or if you seldom go armed
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 11:32

tomorrow is the day to do so. The leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah are calling for demonstrations on Friday Oct.13 (tomorrow).

Former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal during a meeting of members of Fatah and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt. Mashal has advocated for mass protests to take place Friday, October 13, in favor of Hamas and Palestine as the war with Israel intensifies following Hamas-led attacks on Saturday. Thousands of people on both sides have already died while countless others have been wounded and captured.

Americans are "armed" and will not be intimidated, commenters including Rep. Matt Gaetz have said, after a former Hamas chief called for a "Day of Jihad" by Muslim communities around the world on Friday, October 13.

Khaled Mashal, who now heads the militant group's diaspora office in Qatar, told Reuters on Wednesday that Muslims should "head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday" and hold mass protests in support of Palestinians as the conflict with Israel intensifies.