From Bosnia to Canada, mass rallies in support of Palestine
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The largest demonstrations were in London where over 450,000 people came out to the American embassy raising Palestinian flags and banners demanding a ceasefire and an end to the aggression.
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Pro-Palestine protests in London on March 9, 2024 (X photo, @pjneedham40)
Protests and demonstrations have continued on a global scale in support of Gaza and condemnation of the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
Nearly 450,000 demonstrators gathered in London demanding an end to the United Kingdom's complicity in the Israeli aggression on Gaza and called for the cessation of the country's military, political, and financial support to "Israel."
Numerous cities across the globe saw mass demonstrations denouncing the Israeli genocide which has caused a death toll of over 30,000 Palestinians.
The largest demonstrations were in London where over 450,000 people came out to the American embassy raising Palestinian flags and banners demanding a ceasefire and an end to the aggression in the fifth pro-Palestine rally in London so far this year.
خرج آلاف الأشخاص اليوم السبت، في مظاهرة وسط العاصمة لندن للمطالبة بوقف فوري لإطلاق النار في غزة.
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 9, 2024
المتظاهرون رفعوا الأعلام الفلسطينية واللافتات المنددة بالحرب والمطالبة بإنهاء الإبادة الجماعية الإسرائيلية بحق الفلسطينيين، وإنهاء التواطؤ السياسي والعسكري والمالي للمملكة المتحدة.… pic.twitter.com/GY7E3UpyoD
In turn, the city of Manchester witnessed a massive demonstration in support of Gaza and demanded an end to the five-month-long aggression.
شهدت مدينة #مانشستر تظاهرة دعماً لـ #غزة في ظل الحرب التي يشنها الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، منذ أكثر من 5 أشهر، على القطاع المحاصر.#الميادين #بريطانيا pic.twitter.com/deVERlsHMb
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 9, 2024
In the French capital of Paris, tens of thousands of people demonstrated, carrying banners reading “Help Gaza,” “Stop genocide,” “Israel is apartheid, boycott,” and “Free Palestine.”
The demonstration came at the invitation of the “Palestine Emergency” coalition and the support of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's party La France Insoumise. Melechon participated in the demonstration as well as MP of the European Parliament Manon Aubry and the French-Palestinian activist Rima Hassan.
Read more: ICRC chief: War on Gaza has 'ruptured any sense of a shared humanity'
شارك متظاهرون في مسيرات في #باريس للتعبير عن تضامنهم مع #غزة وللمطالبة بوقف العدوان والإبادة على القطاع المحاصر.#الميادين #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/xK9golXwV5
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 9, 2024
Sweden also saw massive demonstrations in support of Gaza in several cities, including Borås, Kristianstad, and Göteborg.
شهدت مدينة #بوروس في #السويد مظاهرة حاشدة تضامناً مع غزة دعا فيها المتظاهرون إلى وقف إطلاق النار في القطاع مستنكرين الجرائم المستمرة التي يقترفها الاحتلال الإسرائيلي.#الميادين #غزة pic.twitter.com/heKprCxSHy
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 9, 2024
In Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, thousands demonstrated against the continuing IOF massacres in the Gaza Strip.
تظاهر الآلاف في #جاكرتا دعماً لـ #غزة واحتجاجاً على مجازر الاحتلال في القطاع.#الميادين #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/0Pbib0U61u
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 9, 2024
Similar demonstrations were organized in numerous cities in Germany and Denmark as well as Italy and New Zealand.
The South Korean capital Seoul, Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Tunis the capital of Tunisia also saw protests in support of Palestine and in demand of entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
In North America, Canada's capital Ottawa protested as well denouncing the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation.
Demonstrators raised anti-Israeli banners and chanted for the freedom of Palestine and an end to the aggression on the strip.
خرجت مظاهرات في مدينة #أوتاوا في #كندا دعماً لقطاع غزة وتنديداً بجرائم الاحتلال الإسرائيلي. ورفع المتظاهرون أعلام فلسطين ولافتات مناهضة للاحتلال.#الميادين #غزة pic.twitter.com/tszOKziIOS
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 9, 2024
Protesters in the rallies also called for an end to the double standards regarding "Israel" and pressed for the need to prosecute the occupation for its massacres against the Palestinian people, particularly children.
Read more: Three children die of malnutrition, dehydration amid blockade on Gaza
