There are calls for supporters of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Morsi to head back onto the streets, in spite a state of emergency imposed by the interim government. At least 278 people were killed when security forces moved in to break up pro-Morsi sit-ins on Wednesday, according to Egyptian officials. Three journalists were among those killed in Wednesday’s violence. The Gulf News newspaper reported on its website that Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, who was 26, was killed near the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque. Egyptian journalist Ahmed Abdel Gawad also lost his life as security forces moved in. Small rallies were held in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv and Gaza in support of the pro-Morsi groups cleared by Egyptian security forces. There were also demonstrations in Turkey, Tunisia and Jordan. The army-backed interim government imposed a month-long nationwide state of emergency, and curfews in Cairo and 13 other provinces after the violence on Wednesday. Gory photographs and video images of the Cairo bloodbath dominated social media networks, as world powers called for restraint and condemned the show of force by security forces. At least four churches were attacked, with Christian activists accusing Morsi loyalists of waging “a war of retaliation against Copts in Egypt” The health ministry said 235 civilians were killed in the Cairo crackdown and in subsequent clashes across Egypt. The interior ministry added that 43 security personnel had lost their lives. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood spoke of 2,200 dead overall and more than 10,000 wounded. Among those killed in Cairo was 17-year-old Asmaa al-Beltagui, daughter of wanted Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed al-Beltagui, a spokesman for Morsi’s movement said. Britain’s Sky News said a veteran cameraman, Briton Mick Deane, was shot and killed while covering the assaults. The violence prompted vice president and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei to resign, saying his conscience was troubled over the loss of life, “particularly as I believe it could have been avoided”. “It has become too difficult to continue bearing responsibility for decisions I do not agree with and whose consequences I fear,” he said.