Terrorist sympathizers rallied in streets across the world — including in the United States and Europe — to show support for the Palestinians after Hamas and other Islamic terror groups murdered at least 700 Israeli citizens in attacks that were unprecedented in size.

Authorities in cities across the U.S. and Europe responded by increasing security at synagogues and in local Jewish communities, according to The Washington Post.

Images and videos circulated on social media showing terrorist sympathizers taking to the streets calling for the destruction of Isreal in Iran, Turkey, Lebanon, the U.K, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and in cities across the U.S., including New York City, Denver, Washington, D.C., and more.

🇵🇸 In Iran, Turkey and Lebanon, hundreds of people took to the streets and gathered to support Gaza and celebrate the operation by Hamas against Israel.

Here's more 👇 pic.twitter.com/5O41YiZp2j

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) October 8, 2023

“From the River to the Sea.”

Free Palestine Rally in front of the White House in Washington D.C.

Happening NOW pic.twitter.com/h9bnG54cIH

— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) October 8, 2023

JUST IN – Palestinian supporters in London celebrating after Hamas attacked Israel

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— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 7, 2023

Chants of “Free Free Palestine!” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” in Times Square. pic.twitter.com/T5LjNAUOkP

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 8, 2023

Overnight in the Toronto-area, groups of revelers gathered to celebrate the Hamas Islamist attack in southern Israel where civilians, police and military were executed. An unknown number of people, many of them women, were kidnapped & taken into Gaza. pic.twitter.com/c40OZdUx8O

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 8, 2023

A column of cars with Hamas supporters driving through the city of Malmo, Sweden to celebrate yesterday's attack against Israel pic.twitter.com/LKtgsh52rM

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 8, 2023

BREAKING:

Hamas supporters gather on the streets of Berlin, Germany to celebrate the attack against Israel pic.twitter.com/GyOIFyHGS6

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 7, 2023

“Celebrations” in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. pic.twitter.com/3mov6ctMmN

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 8, 2023

Hamas supporters celebrating yesterday's attack on Israel by partying and firing off fireworks on the streets of Sydney, Australia

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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 8, 2023

A pro-Palestine march in Zurich, Switzerland.pic.twitter.com/8ZqoeyvMKy

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 8, 2023

Pro-Hamas demonstration in Copenhagen, Denmark. pic.twitter.com/Rhw6afq3LA

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 8, 2023

Colorado State Representative, Democrat, Tim Hernández stands with Hamas amid the terror in Israel. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/xlnhov1GYY

— HD4GOP (@HD4GOP) October 8, 2023

The attacks were carried out during the holiday of Simchat Torah and on Shabbat — the Jewish day of rest that is observed by many in Israel. The terrorist attack happened on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war — known as the Yom Kippur War — where Israel’s Arab neighbors launched a surprise attack during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish Calendar.

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Terrorists launched thousands of rockets into Israel during the early Saturday morning attacks, sending people throughout the country running for bomb shelters. Simultaneously, the terrorists used drones to drop bombs on Israeli defenses on the border, rendering them inoperable as terrorists used explosives and bulldozers to smash through Israel’s border wall. More than 1,000 terrorists then flooded into the country on paragliders, boats, motorcycles, trucks, and by foot as they hunted down innocent civilians door to door to slaughter or kidnap them.

Various reports put the number of people kidnapped at more than 100, a figure that included people from around the world, including the U.S., according to Israel Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer.

Top U.S. officials compared the attacks to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. They noted that after adjusting for differences in population size between the U.S. and Israel, the attacks were comparable to several 9/11s.

A spokesperson for Hamas told the BBC that it received support from Iran and others, although he declined to say who else provided support.

Another Iranian-backed terrorist organization, Lebanon-based Hezbollah, also launched attacks against Israel over the weekend.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), a Palestinian American and member of the leftist “Squad” in the House, broke her silence on the Hamas militant group’s attack on Israel from Gaza with a statement placing fault on what she called an “apartheid system” backed by the United States.

“I grieve the Palestinian and Israeli lives lost yesterday, today, and every day. I am determined as ever to fight for a just future where everyone can live in peace, without fear and with true freedom, equal rights, and human dignity,” Tlaib said in a statement on Sunday.

“The path to the future must include lifting the blockade, ending the occupation, and dismantling the apartheid system that creates the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that can lead to resistance,” the congresswoman added.

“The failure to recognize the violent reality of living under siege, occupation, and apartheid makes no one safer,” Tlaib continued. “No person, no child anywhere should have to suffer or live in fear of violence. We cannot ignore the humanity in each other. As long as our country provides billions in unconditional funding to support the apartheid government, this heartbreaking cycle of violence will continue.”

Statement from ⁦@RepRashida⁩ Tlaib pic.twitter.com/1GdpREtLqZ

— Melissa Nann Burke (@nannburke) October 8, 2023

Tlaib has long faced backlash over past comments about Israel and the Palestinians but has also received praise from some — including President Joe Biden, who said he admired her “passion” during a 2021 speech in Michigan. Her statement on Sunday drew a familiar wave of condemnation from the GOP side.

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The National Republican Congressional Committee responded with a post to X that said, “Extreme House Democrats – including their leader, Antisemite sympathizer [Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)] – can either condemn this Antisemitic victim-blaming or agree with it.”

Jeremy Redfern, press secretary to Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis (who is running for president), said, “The last sentence is probably the worst part. Essentially, she’s saying that the murdering of Jews will continue until the US stops supporting Israel.”

Many U.S. leaders have issued statements condemning Hamas and expressing support for Israel as it goes to war. Among them was Jeffries, who said the Congress “must stand with Israel until the invasion by Hamas has been crushed and security in Southern Israel and throughout the country has been permanently restored.”

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), another member of “The Squad,” released a statement that said, “We must do our part to stop this violence and trauma by ending U.S. government support for Israeli military occupation and apartheid.”