On October 7, 2023, the fundamentalist Islamist organization Hamas committed an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, October 7, 2023, killing over 1,400 Israelis.
"We declare next Friday, 'The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,' as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world. It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively," Hamas announced.
The Danish government has reportedly proposed a ban on setting the Quran on fire in public after a series of burnings led to uproar in Muslim countries.
This rash action was a consequence of accusations that a local Christian individual, named Raja Amir, and his associate had allegedly "desecrated" the Quran.