Thousands of people condemned the violent Israeli attack on a civilian flotilla taking humanitarian aid to Gaza in demonstrations around the world.

Among the protestors were not only Muslims but also members of other religious communities. Protestors carried banners that showed an Israeli flag scratched with a cross.

Pakistani demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against Israel, after its military move against a relief aid fleet on its way to the Gaza Strip, in Lahore on May 31, 2010. Pakistan condemned an Israeli commando attack on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip, describing the killings of up to 19 activists as “brutal and inhuman.” – AFP

A demonstrator holds a sign near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on May 31, 2010 during a protest by Israeli and Palestinian activists condemning the deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and calling for an end to the blockade of the impoverished territory. – AFP

A man holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the Israeli consulate in Barcelona on May 31, 2010. Spain, which holds the rotating EU presidency, condemned the Israeli army’s raid on aid ships bound for Gaza and summoned Israel’s ambassador. – AFP

A man holds a placard reading “They are the pirates of the Mediterranean” during a demonstration in front of the Israeli consulate in Barcelona. – AFP

Pro-Palestinian supporters clash with police in front of the Israeli embassy in Athens on May 31, 2010. – AFP

Orthodox Jews demonstrate against Israel’s attacks on aid boat bound for the Gaza Strip during a rally in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Monday, May 31, 2010. – AP

A pro-Palestinian protester shouts a slogan during a protest against Israel’s naval commando raid on a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the Gaza Strip, outside the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 1, 2010. – AP

Over one hundred protesters protest against Israel and the bloodshed during the recent naval blockade incident, Sunday May 31, 2010 in downtown San Francisco. – AP

Demonstrators shout slogans as they hold a Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel protest in front of Chamber of Commerce Israel-Catalunya in Barcelona. – Reuters

Women take part near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on May 31, 2010 in a demonstration against Israel’s deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza Strip. France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Israel of a “disproportionate use of force” after Israeli naval forces stormed six ships bound for besieged Gaza with thousands of tonnes of aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists aboard. – AFP

A man wearing a paper hat depicting the Mavi Marmara, the Turkish Gaza-bound aid ship which Israeli marines stormed on Monday, watches a demonstration against the Israeli storming, outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur June 1, 2010. – Reuters

Protesters from migrant and student groups demonstrate outside the Israeli Consulate in Hong Kong June 1, 2010. – Reuters

Dutch protesters display pro-Gaza banners during an anti-Israel demonstration in The Hague May 31, 2010. – Reuters

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside the White House in Washington May 31, 2010. US President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he deeply regretted the loss of life in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday and urged him to quickly get to the bottom of the incident. Netanyahu cancelled a June 1 meeting with Obama in Washington to return home to Israel. – Reuters

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Israeli embassy in Kensington west London May 31, 2010. Israel’s storming of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla set off a diplomatic furore, drawing criticism from friends and foes alike and straining ties with regional ally Turkey, which called off planned joint military exercises. – Reuters

and here are some more pictures around the world:

The Islamist Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip on Monday urged Arabs and Muslims to “rise up” in front of Israeli embassies across the globe in protest against Israel’s deadly raid.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas slammed the killings as “a massacre”, while Arab League chief Amr Mussa said the raid was a “crime” against a humanitarian mission.

Turkey’s foreign ministry warned that the raid on the Flotilla, which included Turkish vessels, may lead to “irreparable consequences” in bilateral ties.

“We strongly condemn these inhumane practices of Israel,” a written statement said.

Hamas reacted angrily to the deadly raid.

“We call on all Arabs and Muslims to rise up in front of Zionist embassies across the whole world,” said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri, using the Arabic word ‘intifada’.