People across the world have rallied in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, condemning the high rate of civilian casualties in Israeli attacks and calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Demonstrations on Wednesday were held across major cities, including New York, Cape Town, Damascus, Rome, Karachi and elsewhere.
Calls for a ceasefire to protect civilians in Gaza have built over a month into the war sparked when Hamas fighters attacked Israel on October 7.
Israeli attacks continue to pound the already destroyed parts of the Gaza Strip, especially Gaza City and its surrounding densely populated neighbourhood of Shujaiya.
The continuous Israeli attacks on Gaza have led to widespread killings of the civilian population, displacement and a huge humanitarian crisis.
The slogan ‘Ceasefire Now’ is projected on a wall along the Seine River bank at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of an initiative by organisations such as Amnesty International, Oxfam, Medecins Sans Frontieres, among others, on the eve of an international humanitarian conference for Gaza’s civilian population to be held in the French capital. [Langsdon/AFP]The Panama-flagged cruise ship Pacific World, operated by Japan-based cruise operator and NGO Peace Boat, is docked at the port of Port Said at the Mediterranean terminus of the Suez Canal in northeastern Egypt. The vessel, which sails the world promoting peace, arrived in Port Said on Wednesday carrying a banner condemning the high rate of civilian casualties in the war in Gaza. [Photo by AFP]Travellers on board the Peace Boat hold signs in solidarity with Palestinians. [Photo by AFP]An Orthodox Jewish rabbi attends a rally in support of Palestinians outside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. [Kena Betanchur/AFP]People at the Brooklyn rally pray. [Kena Betanchur/AFP]
A man stands beside Palestinian flags during a rally in front of the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP]Students hold dummy bodies of victims during a rally in support of Palestinians in Karachi, Pakistan. [Asif Hassan/AFP]Visitors look at artworks depicting the war in Gaza at an exhibition by Syrian and Palestinian visual artists in Damascus, Syria. [Louai Beshara/ AFP]Palestinians representing civil organisations for women protest outside the UN offices in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah in support of the people of Gaza. [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/ AFP]Students at Stanford University in California have been holding a sit-in for 19 days. They say they plan to do so until the university meets their demands, including a condemnation of Israeli attacks on Gaza. [Tayfun Cokun/Anadolu via Getty Images]Activists take part during a silent demonstration at the Capitol Building stairs to demand a ceasefire and urgent humanitarian action for Gaza. The activists also showed support for Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib after the House passed a resolution to censure her over her comments in response to the Israeli attack on Gaza. [Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images]People at the Pantheon in Rome take part in a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine, calling for a ceasefire, the release of captives and an end to the Israeli bombing of Gaza. [Stefano Montesi-Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images]
Israel’s repeated attacks on medical facilities, health personnel and ambulances in Gaza should be “investigated as war crimes”, international NGO Human Rights…
