About half a thousand people gathered this Saturday at the Israeli Embassy in Lisbon to condemn the war in the Gaza Strip that began six months ago.
Protesters marching toward the Assembly of the Republic hold handwritten signs asking “What kind of God would Israel want” and banners reading “Stop the war, give peace a chance” or “No war, no war.” massacre”.
Right at the forefront of the protest are Andrei’s mother and son Arthur, 9, a third-year student, who justify their presence to the Lusa agency by saying: “We are here to end the war in Palestine, which began because of Israel.” .
An explanation written by a mother who defends the importance of involving young people in a cause that aims to “show that the Portuguese people are against genocide and the death of children.”
The march began shortly after 3:30 p.m. with shouts of orders such as “peace yes, war no” and “Free Palestine, stop the massacre,” carrying Palestinian flags and several other march organizers.
Also visible are traditional keffiyehs, scarves that are a symbol of the Palestinian struggle, and lapel studs.
The Hamas Health Ministry announced this Saturday new figures of 33,137 deaths in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7.
Another 46 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, the ministry said in a statement, which also said 75,815 people had been wounded in nearly six months of war.
The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip was sparked by an attack on Israeli soil by the Islamist group Hamas on October 7, 2023, which killed approximately 1,200 people and captured two hundred hostages, according to Israeli authorities.
Since then, Israel has launched an offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 33,000 people, according to Hamas, which has ruled the small Palestinian enclave since 2007.
Israel’s retaliation is causing a serious humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where more than 1.1 million people are in a “situation of catastrophic famine” already claiming casualties – the “highest number ever recorded” by the UN in a study of world food security.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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