Thousands of people have demonstrated in the Lebanese cities and villages in a show of solidarity with Gazans against the Israeli siege.

Lebanese cities and villages witnessed massive protests on Sunday in solidarity with the residents of the besieged Gaza Strip and in protest to the ongoing Israeli attacks and invasions into the impoverished region, International Middle East Media Center reported.

The protests were organized by Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah. Earlier the Hezbollah leader urged the Arab world to be united against Israel to defend Gaza residents who are suffering harsh conditions due to the Israeli blockade.

Waving Palestinian, Lebanese and Hezbollah flags, the protesters chanted anti-Israel slogans and demanded an end to the Israeli siege and aggression on Gaza.

The crowd, in their slogans, slammed the United States for its support to the Israeli occupation and crimes.

In a similar move on Friday, tens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut for a mass protest held by Hezbollah against Israel’s crippling blockade of Gaza.

Hassan Nasrallah called on people across the Muslim and Arab world to hold demonstrations demanding the blockade be lifted.

Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip was tightened even further last month in spite of an Egyptian-brokered truce deal between the Hamas movement and Israel.

The six-month ceasefire expired on Friday and Hamas dismissed to extend the truce, holding Israel responsible for violating the terms of the truce including failing to ease Gaza blockade.

Press TV