Inverted Red Triangle

In early November 2023, the inverted red triangle emerged as a symbol that in certain cases can signify support for violent Palestinian resistance against Israel. It is used both offline and online, sometimes in the form of an emoji (). At anti-Israel protests throughout 2024, protesters began to depict the symbol using a two-handed sign, in which the index and middle fingers of one hand form a "V" and the pointer or middle finger of the other hand form the top part of the triangle. The hand sign may also be made by forming a V using the middle finger of each hand and completing the top of the triangle with the index fingers of both hands overlapping. 

The symbol first appeared in propaganda videos promoted by the al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, which showed footage of Hamas terrorists attacking Israeli military targets indicated with an inverted red triangle. 

Though it can be used innocuously in general pro-Palestine social media posts, the inverted red triangle is now used to represent Hamas itself and glorify its use of violence in many popular anti-Zionist memes and political cartoons. For example, individuals will place the symbol over an image of Israeli soldiers or overlaid on a Star of David as a way to call for further violent resistance.