Pakistani protesters rally in support of the Palestinians in war-torn Gaza

Описание: (25 Oct 2024)
PAKISTAN GAZA SOLIDARITY

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Islamabad, Pakistan - 25 October 2024
1. Islamist Party supporters protesting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, UPSOUND (Urdu): "There is only one solution for Israel, jihad" and "there is only one solution for the American, jihad"
2. Palestinian flags
3. Various of protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Urdu): "Down with Israel" and "jihad is the only solution for the Israelis"
4. Protesters holding sign reading (English): "Stop genocide in Gaza" and reading (Urdu): "Salute to the Palestinians"
5. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Nasrullah Randhawa, party supporter:
"Today within Pakistan, within every city and throughout the world within Muslim countries and within non-Muslim countries, people are protesting and showing solidarity with the mujahideen (fighters) of Palestine, the children of Palestine, the wounded of Palestine, and the people fighting for their rights within Palestine.”

6. Protesters holding banner reading (Urdu): "Salute to the Palestinians" and reading (English): "Stop genocide in Gaza"
7. Various of protesters holding signs reading (Arabic): "At your service, Gaza"
8. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Sakeena Shahid, protester:
"Israel is an illegitimate state that is currently occupying Palestine, so we believe that Muslims should be given their rights. And we cannot allow this oppression and violence (to continue) anymore. We also request (action from) the international organizations, the United Nations and all those organizations that are the bearers of basic rights as the scope of this war is widening to include Iran, Lebanon and other countries. Why are they silent on this bloodshed of Muslims? Israel should be stopped from it by force."

9. Protester chanting, UPSOUND (Urdu): "Burn down the Israeli parliament"
10. Various of solidarity march
STORYLINE:
Supporters of an Islamist party in Pakistan rallied on Friday in Islamabad to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip following a year-long war in the enclave.

The protesters shouted anti-Israeli and anti-American slogans while marching in the Pakistani capital carrying Palestinians flags.

The head of Jamaat-e-Islami party, Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman had called for solidarity rallies across the country on Friday.

The war in Gaza began after Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 250.

Around 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, a third of whom are believed to be dead.

Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed almost 43,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants but says women and children make up more than half the fatalities.

The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 fighters, without providing evidence.

Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas has been one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, according to researchers and aid organizations.

There has been staggering destruction across the Gaza Strip, with entire neighborhoods obliterated and mountains of rubble laced with decomposing bodies left behind.

"Israel should be stopped," said protester Sakeena Shahid, who called on the international community to take a tougher stance especially as the scope of the conflict widens.

A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East remains embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending.





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