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Sat 16 Nov 2024 8:25 pm - Jerusalem Time
Demonstrations around the world in support of Gaza and Lebanon, and a protest in front of the New York Times
Protesters demonstrated in major capitals and cities around the world today, Saturday, demanding an end to the war on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and preventing the sending of weapons to Israel. They also called for lifting the siege on the Strip and delivering humanitarian aid immediately.
The Israeli war on Gaza continues with American support for the 14th consecutive month, and the number of martyrs has reached 43,799, and the number of wounded has reached 103,601, according to a report by the Ministry of Health in the Strip today, Saturday.
The Israeli army continues its attacks on Lebanon, with the Ministry of Health saying on Friday evening that there were "3,445 martyrs and 14,599 wounded since the beginning of the aggression."
Britain
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of London to demand an end to what they call British complicity in the genocide taking place in Gaza. The demonstration was organised by a coalition of more than 60 climate justice organisations, to coincide with the UN climate conference in Azerbaijan.
The demonstrators marched in front of the headquarters of the British oil giant BP, which they accuse of supplying Israel with about 30% of the oil it uses to operate the Israeli army's vehicles and aircraft in the war on Gaza and Lebanon.
In Manchester, hundreds of people took part in a demonstration that toured the city's streets, carrying Palestinian and Lebanese flags. The demonstrators called on the British government to pressure to stop the war and refrain from arming and supporting Israel.
US
Authorities arrested demonstrators in solidarity with Palestine, after they protested yesterday, Friday, at the entrance to the New York Times building to denounce the newspaper’s policy in covering the war on Gaza.
Circulating footage showed demonstrators gathering in front of the newspaper's building in Manhattan, New York, where some of them held up signs saying, "The lying New York Times... you set fire to Palestine."
France
A demonstration took place in the Place de la Bastille in the capital Paris to denounce Israel's killing of hundreds of health care providers, including doctors, nurses and paramedics in Gaza. The demonstrators denounced the Israeli forces' destruction of hospitals and the prevention of humanitarian aid from reaching the people of Gaza.
The demonstrators chanted slogans calling on Western countries, led by France, to assume their moral and legal responsibilities in protecting the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, and to impose deterrent sanctions on Israel, to force it to stop the genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine and Lebanon.
Germany
A demonstration took place in the capital, Berlin, in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, under the slogan "Stop the war of extermination."
The demonstrators also denounced Israel's actions aimed at Judaizing Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Denmark
Crowds demonstrated in the capital, Copenhagen, to protest the ongoing war on Gaza and Lebanon. The demonstrators, who carried Palestinian and Lebanese flags, demanded an end to the genocide, the lifting of the siege on the Strip, and the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid.
Brazil
Activists demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro in solidarity with the Palestinian people, ahead of the G20 summit that the city will host on Monday and Tuesday.
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Demonstrations around the world in support of Gaza and Lebanon, and a protest in front of the New York Times