Thousands of protesters took to the streets in major cities around the world on Saturday, with more protests expected on Sunday, demanding an end to bloodshed in Gaza and the entire Middle East ahead of the first anniversary of the Zionist genocidal aggression.
About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London while thousands gathered in Paris, Rome, Manila, Cape Town, and New York City. Demonstrations were also held near the White House in Washington, protesting against U.S. arms support for the Zionist entity in its war against Gaza and Lebanon.
Protesters at New York’s Times Square chanted slogans like “Gaza, Lebanon, you will rise, the people are by your side,” and held banners demanding an arms embargo against the Zionist entity.
In Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, at least 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on Sunday morning near the U.S. embassy, calling on Washington to stop supplying weapons to the Zionist occupation.
Around 6,000 protesters marched in the city centre of Rome and were faced with tear gas fired from the police.
In Berlin, a protest drew about 1,000 demonstrators with Palestinian flags, who chanted “One Year of Genocide,” and were also subjected to police violence.
Similarly, activists in Manila were blocked from holding a demonstration in front of the U.S. embassy in the Philippine capital against Washington’s support for the occupation.
Since October 7 of last year, at least 41,870 Palestinians have been martyred and 97,166 others injured in the Zionist genocidal attack on the Strip. Meanwhile in Lebanon, the toll of martyrs amounted to 2,036, in addition to 9,662 injuries.
