Palestine flags dominate Tunisia May Day rallies

International Workers' Day is marked in most countries on 1 May and this year, at many rallies, the Palestinian cause is featuring prominently.

In Tunis, demonstrators held aloft Palestinian flags and banners supporting the struggle against Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory and its offensive on Gaza.

In the picture below, women hold up flags and banners, including one that reads, "Palestine has the first 'qibla' and is the third of the holy sanctuaries".

A qibla is the direction towards which Muslims pray. Jerusalem was the first qibla for early Muslims before they were directed to pray towards Mecca.

The Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem is the third holiest site in Islam and in Islamic tradition is the destination of the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous night journey.