Millions of people in Iran and across the world have taken to the streets to mark the International Quds Day, voicing their solidarity with Palestinians and decrying Israeli genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Here are Press TV's news headlines at 09:00 GMT, March 21, 2025.

Thousands in Madrid have taken to the streets, demanding an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

The Palestinian solidarity movement has reshaped the fabric of the student community in the US as evidenced by protests that greeted Naftali Bennett during his campus tour.

Trump has threatened to halt federal funding for any college or university that allows “illegal protests”, saying he would either arrest or deport students who participate in such demonstrations.

In a first, a US-based rights group has called on the ICC to investigate Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, and Lloyd Austin for aiding and abetting genocidal war crimes in Gaza.

The situation in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank still remains dire despite a ceasefire in place, experiencing unprecedented levels of violence today than in decades.

Iran hails historic resistance of Gazans against the Israeli genocide, saying the regime was forced to accept the ceasefire based on conditions set by Hamas.

A media tally also indicates the Israeli assault on the occuped northern West Bank has forcibly displaced 30,000 Palestinians in the past two weeks.

Alon Mizrahi is an Arab Jewish writer and activist who left Israel over the genocide it has perpetrated in Gaza.