GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- All factions in Gaza will rally on Friday to mark Jerusalem Day, a Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader said Thursday.

Mahmoud Khalaf, events coordinator for the committee of national and Islamic forces, said the protest is in response to Israel's confiscation of land and settlement expansion in Jerusalem, as well as daily violations against the city's Palestinian residents.

Thousands are expected to join the rally, under the slogan "Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Palestinian state," beginning after prayers at the Palestine Mosque.

Khalaf called on all factions to carry the Palestinian flag as a sign of national unity.

Jerusalem Day is held on the final Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.