Several demonstrations in France in “solidarity with the people of Gaza”
“We support civilians, not Hamas.” Protesters marched in Paris on Saturday, December 9, to express their views “Solidarity with the people of Gaza” and demand an end to the bombing of Palestinian areas by the Israeli army. According to AFP there were more than a thousand, according to Anadolu Agency several thousand.
1,000 march in Paris in'solidarity with the people of Gaza' Demonstrators demand an end to the Israeli army's bombardment of Palestinian territory. The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 64th day on Saturday, was sparked by a bloody and unprecedented attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip.
In the procession from Republic to Nation, where more than a thousand people gathered braving the rain, slogans like “Immediate stop to the bombings” and “Israel is murdering the children of Palestine” were chanted, reports a journalist of the AFP.
According to Israel, 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, in which about 240 people were abducted and taken to the small Palestinian territory, 138 of whom remain in captivity.
A rally also took place at the same time in front of the Sorbonne, bringing together a few dozen people behind a banner “Stop the massacre in Gaza, immediate ceasefire”.
The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 64th day on Saturday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7 on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip.
According to Israel, 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed during this attack during which around 240 people were kidnapped and taken to the small Palestinian territory, of whom 138 remain captive.
The Hamas Health Ministry reported Friday that some 17,490 people died in Israeli bombings, including more than 70% women and children and young people under the age of 18, as well as tens of thousands injured.
