Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal, who currently heads Hamas’s diaspora office, called for protests across the Muslim world on Friday in support of the Palestinians.

“[We must] head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday,” Meshaal said in a recorded statement sent to Reuters.

“To all scholars who teach jihad… to all who teach and learn, this is a moment for the application (of theories),” Meshaal further said.

Meshaal, who is based in Qatar, said the governments and peoples of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt have a bigger duty to support the Palestinians. “Tribes of Jordan, sons of Jordan, brothers and sisters of Jordan… This is a moment of truth and the borders are close to you, you all know your responsibility,” he added.

His rallying call came as Israel vowed to hit back at Hamas terrorists.