Protesters in Sweden demand accountability for Israeli war crimes
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The Israeli war on Gaza left over 46,000 Palestinians killed, and Israeli officials have yet to be tried for their crimes against humanity.
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People wave flags during a pro-Palestinian demonstration and call for 'Israel' to be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden.(Undated, AFP)
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, on Saturday, demanding that senior Israeli officials be tried for the atrocities committed in the war on Gaza.
The demonstrators gathered in the Odenplan area, stressing their solidarity with occupied Palestine and the need to hold Israeli officials accountable, especially Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Security Minister Yoav Gallant.
The demonstrators held up banners reading: "Children killed in Gaza," "Schools and hospitals bombed," and "Palestine is free forever."
👉 Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, to rally in solidarity with Palestine, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans pic.twitter.com/VbeFiMFNrP
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The Israeli war on Gaza has killed over 46,000 Palestinians and left over 38,000 Palestinian children orphaned since October 2023, a Health Ministry official in Gaza reported on Thursday.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Zaher al-Wahidi said the war has also left at least 13,901 women widowed.
He explained that approximately 32,151 children lost their fathers, 4,417 lost their mothers, and 1,918 lost both parents.
"These figures reflect the extent of the pain that the people of Gaza have suffered, which requires everyone to work urgently to alleviate the suffering of orphans and affected families and rebuild their lives," al-Wahidi emphasized.
Last week, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm over the mental health crisis affecting nearly all 1.1 million children in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli ongoing war in the blockaded territory.
UNICEF revealed that Gaza’s children are grappling with nightmares, severe anxiety, and paralyzing fear caused by the relentless Israeli bombardments, the loss of family members, and the worsening humanitarian crisis. Mental health experts warn that the profound psychological effects of the war on these children could linger for generations.
This came shortly after a recent study uncovered the harrowing impact of "Israel's" war on Gaza’s children, revealing that an overwhelming 96% feel their death is imminent, and nearly half wish for it as an escape from their trauma. With symptoms ranging from nightmares to aggression, the psychological toll is unimaginable. Experts warn that the ongoing Israeli atrocities risk shaping a future defined by deep-rooted psychological scars.
