Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major cities across Europe and around the globe on Saturday, calling for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached.

The barrage of missiles from Iran followed “localized” ground raids by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon to root out Hezbollah fighters.

Israel’s intensifying attacks on Lebanon in its expanding war against Hezbollah and the armed group’s allies continued overnight into early Saturday. Strikes near Beirut were ongoing on Saturday morning,