Hamas has called for a wave of global protests, strikes, and sit-ins this weekend, urging continued mobilisation until Israel’s assault on Gaza ends and the siege is lifted, Al Jazeera reports.

“We value the global movement in support of Gaza and against the Zionist aggression,” the group said, urging people across the Arab world, as well as in Asia, the Americas, and Western countries, to step up their actions.

It praised the ongoing demonstrations as “a rejection of the genocidal war” against Palestinians being committed by Israel.

Hamas also backed a call by Islamic institutions naming Saturday, April 26, as a day of widespread strike action in shops and malls across the Muslim world.

Such actions, it said, represent “an expression of solidarity with our people and our right to freedom and independence”.