TEHRAN, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of Iranians held rallies here on Friday to mark Al-Quds Day in solidarity with Palestinians.
The ralliers chanted anti-Israel and anti-U.S. slogans and carried banners condemning Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian lands.
Senior Iranian government, legislative and military officials participated in the rallies.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Israel is the source of violence and insecurity in the region, adding that Iran will stay by the side of Palestinians in their struggle against the occupation of Israel.
The ralliers issued a statement at the end of demonstrations and vowed "resistance against the atrocities of Israel" until dispel of Israel from the occupied Palestinian lands.
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on Muslims worldwide to hold massive Al-Quds Day rallies Friday to support Palestinians.
The rallies are recollection of the "Israeli atrocities on the oppressed people of Palestine" over the past decades, the ministry said in a statement.
Al-Quds Day, an annual event falls on June 23 this year, is observed on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Iran along with several Arab countries.
