People in various countries have fresh rallies in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza as the Israeli regime’s indiscriminate bombardment of the densely-populated territory continued for the 5th day.
Protests were held in several countries in West Asia, as well as many others across the world, in which people chanted slogans in support of the Palestinian cause and denounced the Israeli regime’s atrocities.
Dozens of people gathered in front of Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut on Wednesday in support of Gaza.
Iraq’s cities, including Najaf, also witnessed protests in condemnation of Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Hundreds of Jordanians also took to the streets of downtown Amman on Tuesday night in a show of solidarity with Gaza.
Protesters also staged an unauthorized pro-Palestine rally in Nimes, southern France.
Also in Berlin, people took to the streets in support of Palestine although police had banned them. Small scuffles broke out between people and police forces during the protest.
People also took to the streets in Belgium’s capital Brussels to voice support for the embattled Gaza.
South Korea and Japan also witnessed rallies their respective capitals in support of Palestinians.
In Seoul, hundreds of people, mostly of Middle Eastern origin, staged a rally outside the Israeli embassy to denounce the regime for oppressing Palestinians.
And in Tokyo, dozens of people gathered near the Israeli embassy to call for an end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza. Many of them carried placards written in English and Japanese, calling for peace and an end to the violence.
Protesters in the Philippines’ capital Manila also held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to show solidarity with Palestinians. People there denounced Israeli atrocities and the US support for the regime.
Hundreds of people from different Indonesian Islamic groups gathered in front of the US embassy in Jakarta to show solidarity with Palestinian people.
In the South African capital Cape Town, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign organized a protest outside the Israeli consular office.
Pro-Palestinian supporters in Chile and Brazil also rallied on Tuesday to show their solidarity with Palestinians and call for peace.
In Santiago, Chile’s capital, hundreds of people gathered in front of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL), waving flags and banners calling for a halt to the killing of children during the conflict.
People in Brazil also took part in a protest in Brasilia, calling on the international community to stop the conflict.
The regime launched its onslaught on Saturday after the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas carried out a multi-front operation targeting Israel.
It said the operation is a response to the regime’s continued attacks on Palestinians and its acts of desecration of al-Aqsa mosque.
According to media reports, the operation has left 1,200 Israelis dead and nearly three thousand others injured.
Hamas has called on resistance fighters in the West Bank as well as in Arab and Islamic nations to join its battle.
The group has asked Arab and Muslim nations to stage protests on the coming Friday in solidarity with their cause.
Israel ‘massacring’ Gazans
Various governments have warned over Israel’s indiscriminate bombings targeting Gaza, where 2.3 million Palestinians are trapped in what is described as the world’s biggest open air prison.
Iran has called for global action to halt attacks by the apartheid regime against Gazans and prevent genocide of innocent people there.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Israel is committing a massacre in the besieged strip. Erdogan said Israel is trying to portray its bombing civilians as proof of its skills.
China’s envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun called for “an immediate ceasefire” to the conflict during a phone call with a Palestinian official, the Chinese foreign ministry said Wednesday.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, the death toll has reached 1,100, including scores of children. The attacks have left nearly 5,340 injured, too.
Israel has pounded Gaza’s commercial zones, residential areas and refugee camps. Gaza is under a full Israeli siege and the only power plant there has been shut down due to fuel outage.
According to health authorities, overwhelmed hospitals without electricity will have to rely on their emergency generators, which will only last two to four days.
Israel has used internationally-banned white phosphorus bombs in its strikes on Gaza’s Karama neighborhood as well.
Israel is also massing troops and tanks near the fence separating Gaza from the occupied territories, signaling a potential invasion of the strip.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Israeli strikes had since Saturday destroyed more than 22,600 residential units and 10 health facilities and damaged 48 schools.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) announced on Wednesday that the number of Palestinians who had fled their homes due to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 263,000.
The organization said in a statement that over 175,486 people among the displaced are seeking shelter in 88 schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
