'Global day of action' against Israel draws coordinated protests worldwide on third anniversary of Hamas attack

From the Newshound archive · first published 10 October 2026.

Coordinated anti-Israel demonstrations are unfolding around the world on the third anniversary of the 7 October attack, with organisers issuing a pre-written communications playbook that calls on demonstrators to occupy city squares, surround government buildings and block access to corporate targets. Coalition documents describe the campaign as "not a symbolic march and not a routine protest," with 179 organisations identified as participating. Rallies are under way from Kuala Lumpur to Washington D.C., where CodePink agitators are expected to converge on the capital later on Saturday.

Over three years of war, the death toll has surpassed 73,000 Palestinians, among them 21,000 children, while satellite imagery shows entire Gaza towns reduced to rubble.

Protest organisers circulated pre-designed banners, tactics and a media strategy instructing groups to "turn public outrage into collective leverage."