People in different countries across the globe have taken to the streets marking the first anniversary of the Israeli atrocities leaving a trail of death and destruction across the besieged Gaza Strip.
Massive global protests mark one year of Israeli atrocities in Gaza
6 Oct 2024 - 14:30
People in different countries across the globe have taken to the streets marking the first anniversary of the Israeli atrocities leaving a trail of death and destruction across the besieged Gaza Strip.
Large-scale protests erupted across major U.S. cities over the weekend, marking one year since the onset of the ongoing Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people.
Demonstrations took place simultaneously in cities such as New York, Rochester, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and Dallas, reflecting widespread discontent with ongoing Israeli military attacks in Gaza.
Human rights, humanitarian, and community organizations supportive of the Palestinian cause participated actively in the protests. A notable gathering occurred outside the White House in Washington, where activists urged President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to implement an arms embargo on Israel to halt the atrocities against innocent civilians.
In Cape Town, South Africa, also a massive demonstration took place as participants commemorated the one-year anniversary of the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Approximately 60,000 participants gathered to express their solidarity with the Palestinian cause, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans condemning the Israeli occupation and the relentless atrocities in Gaza.
Protesters voiced their support for South Africa's legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). As part of their efforts, demonstrators submitted a petition to the South African Parliament, calling for the establishment of a parliamentary unit to combat the Israeli apartheid system.
About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London, while thousands gathered in Paris, Rome, Manila and New York City.
In Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, at least 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on Sunday morning near the U.S. embassy demanding that Washington stop supplying weapons to Israel.
Feelings of frustration and anger were palpable among the thousands of people who attended pro-Palestine rallies around Australia on Sunday, decrying the rising number of civilian deaths as the war in Gaza marks its first anniversary.
Protesters took to the streets in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, a day before the first anniversary of the Israeli attacks against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip that has left nearly 150,000 Palestinian civilians dead and injured, most of them women and children.
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