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Added on the 13/10/2023 21:34:12 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Demonstrators gather in central London to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli aerial bombardments has claimed dozens more victims in the Gaza Strip today, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, while the first ship loaded with aid is ready to set sail from Cyprus for the famine-stricken Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Kenyan police fire tear gas at a small group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the German embassy in Nairobi, claiming they did not have authorisation to hold the rally. At least three protesters were also arrested. IMAGES
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators chant slogans and make public speeches in Cape Town as Israel will face accusations lodged by South Africa at the UN's top court that it has committed "genocidal" acts in Gaza, charges the country's president dismissed as "atrocious" and "preposterous". IMAGES
Thousands take part in a rally in Trafalgar Square in support of Palestinians and an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, with many holding "Free Palestine" placards whilst chanting "From the river to the sea Palestine shall be free". London has seen large demonstrations on three successive weekends since Hamas gunmen on October 7 killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli officials. Since then, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Palestinian territory and sent in ground troops, with the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza saying more than 9,200 people have been killed, two-thirds of them women and children. IMAGES
Several hundred protesters waving Palestinian flags and chanting "Free Palestine" gather a few hundred metres from where a European Council is taking place in Brussels, calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip. The European Union has struggled for both unity and influence in the face of the crisis that has engulfed the Middle East since Hamas launched its bloody attack on Israel on October 7. EN Several hundred demonstrators gathered in support of Palestine a few hundred meters from where the European Council is taking place, calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip. IMAGES