what is world jihad day

According to recent news reports, a former Hamas leader named Khaled Meshaal has called for a "Day of Jihad" on Friday, October 13th, 2023. He has asked Muslims worldwide to take to the streets and deliver a message of anger in support of Palestinians. While Meshaal specifically made the calls for protests in "the Arab and Islamic worlds," his comments were quickly mistranslated online to become a "global day of jihad," a phrase he did not use. There are concerns that the conflict between Israel and Hamas could spread to cities worldwide, and there have been reports of far-right figures in the United States making violent threats against Muslims in response to the "Day of Jihad". Law enforcement agencies have stepped up their security presence due to rising global tensions and the potential for hate crimes resulting from the ongoing conflict in Israel.