In Jordan, about 30,000 local people gathered at a stadium in Amman shouting their support for Gaza and calling for the abolition of the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty signed in 1994. In Turkey, some 5,000 people denounced the Israeli raids outside a mosque in Istanbul, burning Israeli and US flags and reciting funeral prayers for the victims.

More than 10,000 Muslims marched through Indonesia's capital Jakarta to protest the ongoing bombing raids in Gaza, aiming fake missiles labeled "Target: Tel Aviv, Israel" at the US Embassy. Dozens of demonstrators gathered in the Philippine capital Manila, carrying placards saying Israel is a "butcher of children."

In the US, thousands gathered in Washington to express outrage over Israel's attacks.

Ex-Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox and other celebrities, including activist Bianca Jagger, comedian Alexei Sayle and former London mayor Ken Livingstone, held a news conference in London demanding Israel halt the onslaught.

In Bern, Switzerland, hundreds of people marched, calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and demanding the international community impose sanctions against Israel. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, almost 200 people led by local Muslim leaders gathered outside the Sao Paulo Art Museum to protest the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Several demonstrators carried Palestinian flags, and banners reading "End the Genocide in Gaza."