Worldwide mass rallies in support of Palestinian Resistance, Gaza
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Several cities around the world witness rallies and demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian supporters participate in a rally in midtown Manhattan, on October 09, 2023, in New York City. (AFP)
For the fourth day in a row, thousands of Jordanians on Tuesday participated in mass rallies in support of the Palestinian Resistance's Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and in condemnation of the Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip.
The participants raised the Jordanian and Palestinian flags and banners expressing support for the Resistance and called for the mobilization of all popular and official efforts to lift the siege imposed on Gaza and stop the Zionist aggression, which claimed the lives of hundreds of martyrs and left thousands wounded.
The protesters demanded serious action from Arab and Islamic countries to put an end to the occupation's ongoing violations against the Palestinian people.
شارك آلاف الأردنيين في المسيرتين الحاشدتين، في العاصمة #عمّان، نصرةً لفلسطين وتنديداً بالعدوان الإسرائيلي على قطاع غزة، ورفعوا الأعلام الفلسطينية والأردنية.#فلسطين#الأردن #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/dJA3wKs62S
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) October 10, 2023
In the same context, several other cities around the world witnessed rallies and demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine.
Pro-Palestine activists held a protest outside the White House in Washington, D.C., and staged similar protests in several US cities, calling on the Biden administration to end military aid to "Israel".
Palestinian supporters held a protest today in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/oTeup92xs7
— V PALESTINE 🇵🇸 (@V_Palestine20) October 8, 2023
In the French city of Marseille, hundreds demonstrated, waving Palestinian flags and chanting "Israel is a killer and Macron is an accomplice," despite the ban on demonstrations.
Manifestation pro-palestine en cours à #Marseille : 200 personnes sont rassemblées malgré l’interdiction du rassemblement par la préfecture.
— CLPRESS / Agence de presse (@CLPRESSFR) October 10, 2023
"#Israël assassin, Macron complice !" chante la foule. pic.twitter.com/FFW1H6iMxk
In the city of Sheffield in northern England, activists staged a protest denouncing the raising of the Israeli occupation flag on the municipal building. One of the participants climbed to the top of the building and removed the Israeli flag, replacing it with the Palestinian one.
#Watch | A protester climbed the #Sheffield Council building and put the #Palestinian flag instead of "Israel's" in an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people.#Palestine #PalestineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/Tnq5UEfUgv
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 10, 2023
In addition, several demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinian cause were also organized in British cities, such as Birmingham, Manchester, and Brighton.
London saw protests outside the headquarters of the Israeli occupation embassy in rejection of the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip.
Similarly, thousands of members of the Arab and Palestinian communities and Spanish political parties supporting the Palestinian cause demonstrated in the Spanish capital, Madrid, denouncing the Israeli aggression against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
The protesters denounced the international silence over the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation, as well as the West and the US turning a blind eye to the Palestinian blood spilled by the Israeli war machine.
🇪🇸🇵🇸 Pro-Palestine protest in Madrid, Spain.#IsraelPalestineWar #FreePalastine #Palestina pic.twitter.com/1M9L7B3jl7
— Free Palestine 🇯🇴 (@Arshii222) October 10, 2023
On Monday, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered Monday in the heart of Manhattan, denouncing the Israeli occupation government and demanding that the United States stop supporting its ally, amid an ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.
People of all ages stood outside the Israeli consulate general waving Palestinian flags. Young activists wearing Palestinian keffiyeh headscarves took turns at a megaphone to demand a "free Palestine" and "an end of the colonization and occupation of our Arab land."
In Ireland, hundreds of pro-Palestine activists demonstrated outside the Israeli embassy in the capital, Dublin.
#Irish MP Richard Boyd condemns the Israeli attack on #Gaza and highlights the West's hypocrisy when dealing with the situation, as they do not even consider condemning Israeli atrocities or impose sanctions; they, however, let "Israel" commit its genocides and war crimes "with… pic.twitter.com/keBNiWESew
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 10, 2023
Canada has witnessed rallies organized by various groups across the country, including Toronto, where some 1,000 protesters rallied in a rally organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement.
In Australia, hundreds of supporters of the Palestinian cause marched on Monday evening to Sydney's Opera House. Protesters lit red flares outside the iconic Australian landmark, carrying banners with messages such as "Where there is apartheid resistance is justified."
The #Palestinian Resistance has been receiving support through solidarity rallies from all over the world. This footage shows thousands marching from Sydney Town Hall to the #Sydney Opera House, chanting "Free Palestine."#Australia #Palestine #Gaza pic.twitter.com/s0eINY5HOV
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 10, 2023
This comes as the Israeli occupation continues its brutal aggression against the Gaza Strip, targeting innocent civilians in residential buildings, journalists covering the aggression, and ambulances with extensive airstrikes, amid a stifling siege cutting off water and electricity to the Strip.
Recently, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli aggression on the Strip has risen to 922 martyrs, including 260 children and 230 women, while the number of those wounded has reached 4,500 people.
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