Protesters march around the world as Gaza war anniversary nears

STORY: :: Pro-Palestinian protesters march around the world as the war in Gaza nears its first anniversary

:: Cape Town, South Africa

:: Azraa Peters, Protester

“I stand with Palestine, and I feel like this march will maybe represent more of why everyone needs to stand with Palestine.”

:: October 5, 2024

:: London, England

:: Mahruz, Protester

“All the leaders, listen to your people. We want peace in the Middle East and in the world. But listen to your people, your people are out here in the streets, every month. And your (leaders) just not listening, you’re deaf, dumb and blind. Listen to them.”

:: Manila, Philippines

:: Paris, France

At least 41,825 Palestinians have been killed and 96,910 wounded in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, according to the enclave’s Hamas-run health authorities.

Israel’s bombardment of Gaza started almost a year ago after the Palestinian Islamist movement staged the deadliest assault in Israel’s history on Oct. 7, 2023.

The attack, in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed and over 250 taken hostage, ignited the war that has devastated Gaza, displacing most of its 2.3 million population and killing over 41,800 people, according to Gaza health authorities.

International diplomacy led by the United States has so far failed to clinch a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Hamas wants an agreement that ends the war while Israel says fighting can only end when Hamas is eradicated.