Thousands of people across the world rallied Saturday to support the people of Gaza on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Israeli officials said marches were held in Paris, Manila, Cape Town and other major cities to mark the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel that killed about 1,200 people. More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the enclave.
“Unfortunately, despite our goodwill, the Israeli government does not take any notice and they continue their atrocities in Gaza, now in Lebanon, in Yemen, now in Iran,” said Akmes Guri, a protester. LondonHe told the Reuters news agency as he held up a sign reading: “This Holocaust survivor says: Stop the genocide in Gaza.”
Tunisian protester Rim Bouganmi joins Saturday’s march RomeHe told Reuters: “We came here to say no to war, to say no to genocide in Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen, no more war and no more support from the Italian state.”
“I am here to support the Palestinian people, especially children and women. It is not right for us to sit back and watch what Netanyahu does. This is enough: Palestine belongs to the Palestinian people, not the Israelis,” protester Nikewe Jentu told AFP. Cape Town.
In DublinHundreds of protesters marched and chanted, “Cease fire now!” and “Free, Free, Palestine!”
In Israel: The Forum for Hostages and Disappeared Families said Thursday it would not hold its weekly Saturday rallies in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem because of the “security situation.” But dozens of rallies are still scheduled elsewhere today.
