DAMASCUS: Palestinian refugees at a camp near the Syrian capital called for Israel to pull out of Gaza and widows in Beirut protested outside a UN building, while Palestinian police in the West Bank beat up protesters chanting in support of Hamas.

In Syria, up to 2,000 people took part in a protest at the Palestinian Yarmouk camp, trampling Israeli flags and shouting anti-Israel slogans.

In Jordan, around 1,500 worshippers marched after the noon prayers toward the EU mission in an upscale neighborhood of Amman.

The protesters condemned a summit on Gaza under way in Doha, demanding Arabs send armies rather than hold gatherings.

Near the Israeli Embassy in Amman, some tried in vain to push riot police away and get to the embassy building, demanding the government to dismiss the Israeli ambassador and abolish Jordan’s 1994 peace treaty with Israel.

In Beirut, more than 1,000 Lebanese and Palestinian women — including widows who had lost husbands to armed conflict, many with children in tow — staged an hour’s sit-in outside the UN relief agency building in solidarity with Gazans.

Some children held dolls stained with red paint, representing Palestinian children killed in Gaza. UN and Gaza health officials say 346 children have died in the three weeks of violence.

“Israel, mother of terrorism,” read a sign in English in the crowd. Some banners in Arabic read: “Patience Gaza,” “Where is the humanity’s conscience?” and “God is with you, Gaza.”

In the northern West Bank town of Tul Karem, Palestinian police beat protesters with clubs after some chanted in support of Hamas.

The police broke up the 500-strong rally, chasing protesters down streets and arresting at least one man.

The West Bank is ruled by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.

Police have shocked West Bank residents by harshly cracking down on protests in support of Gaza.

In Jerusalem, around 30 Palestinian women gathered on the stairs leading to the cobblestone old city, chanting and singing against Israel’s military operation. They were flanked by scores of blue-uniformed policemen with batons and Israeli special forces gathered in black uniforms clutching assault rifles, as khaki-uniformed soldiers stood nearby. “We kiss the ground under your shoes,” they sung, referring to Gazans. Police arrested at least two men standing nearby.