Protests and skirmishes broke out in the West Bank, Lebanon, and Jordan amid the explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital that claimed hundreds of lives, according to a report published by The Times of Israel on Wednesday. The Times of Israel reports that hundreds of people protested the explosion in the West Bank by taking to the streets. Palestinian forces in Ramallah used tear gas on protesters demanding the resignation of Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, in order to subdue the crowd. According to The Times of Israel, the demonstrators want Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resign due to his accommodative demeanor since Israel and Hamas started fighting in Gaza earlier this month.
In videos, the protesters in Ramallah were seen chanting “The people want the fall of the President.”
In Jordan, protesters tried to storm the Israeli embassy with videos circulating on X (Twitter) showing an angry crowd surrounding the building and attempting to force their way inside.
In Lebanon, Lebanese terror group and Iranian proxy Hezbollah called for a “day of rage” to condemn the hospital blast, as hundreds of demonstrators also gathered at the French and US embassies in protest.
According to The Times of Israel, Hezbollah, blamed the hospital blast on Israel, calling it a “massacre” and a “brutal crime.”
Additionally, Jordan King Abdullah II has marked the Israel attack on Gaza as “brutal” and asked Israel to end it.