Thousands of people took to the streets across parts of Kashmir in demonstrations expressing solidarity with Palestine and Iran and anger toward the United States and Israel to mark Al Quds Day, while also mourning and protesting the reported killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint U.S. Israeli strike in Tehran on February 28, 2026. Al Quds Day is observed globally on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, known as Jumat ul Vida, with rallies held around the world to express solidarity with Palestinians and opposition to the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem. The annual observance was established in 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, shortly after the Iranian Revolution.