Egyptian university students rally in support of Palestinians

Thousands of students rallied at Egyptian universities Wednesday to condemn Israel's airstrikes on Gaza. The pro-Palestinian demonstrations took place in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities.

Videos posted on social media showed scores of mostly students protesting in the city of Fayoum, roughly 60 miles (100 km) from Cairo, chanting: “With our souls, with our blood, we sacrifice for you, Al-Aqsa.” The Al-Aqsa mosque sits on a hilltop in Jerusalem's contested old city. The mosque is the third-holiest site in Islam and stands in a spot known to Jews as the Temple Mount, which is the holiest site in Judaism.

A Tuesday night explosion at a Gaza City hospital also triggered protests in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. (AP)