With no end in sight to war on Gaza, worldwide protests resume
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Pro-Palestine demonstrations are held worldwide from Yemen to Jordan, the US, and Australia, as the Israeli onslaught on Gaza continues.
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Anti-war activists march to the White House during a pro-Palestinian demonstration asking for a ceasefire in Gaza, at Freedom Plaza in Washington, January 13, 2024. (AP)
Mass pro-Palestine rallies have resumed on the streets of Yemen and Jordan's cities as the onslaught on Gaza continues.
On Friday, Yemenis in Sanaa demonstrated public support for the Palestinian cause in solidarity with the Gazan people, while blasting Washington's continued support of the Israeli occupation and their crimes.
Amman saw similar protests where young protesters demanded a ceasefire and blasted the UK government for its continued arms exports to the Israeli occupation.
Similar demonstrations took place in Melbourne, Australia, The Hague, the Netherlands, and Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States.
Pro-Palestine activists gathered outside Australian legislator Ged Kearney's office in Melbourne on Thursday, encouraging him to stand up and take action to put a stop to "Israel's" atrocities. The activists marched from Kearney's office to Preston City Hall, carrying a giant Palestinian flag.
Also on Friday, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at The Hague's principal train station to demonstrate sympathy with the Palestinians. The demonstration was captured on video, with many waving Palestinian flags.
"Free Palestine" chants could be heard outside the Iowa State Capitol in the US on Thursday, where demonstrators demanded an immediate ceasefire and an end to the Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Pro-Palestinians rallied at the Iowa Capitol Thursday, protesting a Republican led House resolution that affirms Iowa's support for Israel and condemns the October 7th attack by Hamas. https://t.co/VTPM9utHUG
— Iowa's News Now (@iowasnewsnow) January 19, 2024
Since October 7, pro-Palestine demonstrators have continued to march for Palestine and demand a ceasefire for "Israel's" relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip.
On the 105th day of the US-backed Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health said that the Israeli occupation committed 12 massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip, killing 142 people in 24 hours and wounding another 278.
Persistent communication blackouts continue to hinder the work of emergency workers, who are already working with limited resources. Around 80% of communications infrastructures have been deliberately destroyed by the Israeli military since October 7, while technical cadres working in the field have also been attacked while carrying out their mission in the Gaza Strip.
This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that "Israel" must "take control" of all "land west of the River Jordan," which would hinder the "two-state solution" concept.
"This is a necessary condition, and it conflicts with the idea of (Palestinian) sovereignty. What to do? I tell this truth to our American friends, and I also stopped the attempt to impose a reality on us that would harm Israel's security," he said.
He also revealed that the war on the Strip could take "many more months" and that "Israel" "will not settle for anything short of absolute victory," referring to previously declared objectives of "eliminating" the Palestinian Resistance and imposing a government without the participation of Resistance groups.
