Thousands of Palestinians marched between the wreckage of a heavily destroyed town in northern Gaza on Wednesday, the second day of anti-war protests, with many chanting against Hamas in a rare display of public anger against the militant group.

The protests, which centred mainly on Gaza’s north, appeared to be aimed generally against the 17-month-long war. But the protesters also levelled unusually direct and public criticism of Hamas, which has quashed dissent violently in the past in Gaza.