As the Gaza conflict approaches its 100th day, pro-Palestinian protests are held around the world | Israel’s Gaza War News

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are celebrating a “global day of action” in cities around the world.

As the 100th anniversary of the end of the Gaza war approaches, hundreds of thousands of people around the world are taking to the streets to protest and demand an end to Israeli attacks.

At a rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, people gathered at the U.S. Embassy to send a message to Israel’s staunch ally. The United States vetoed a UN resolution backed by a majority of the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire.

“We have spoken to people here and they say they are here to show solidarity with the Palestinians. They are holding placards that say ‘Not,”’ Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reported from Kuala Lumpur.

Palestinian health officials said the demonstrations were part of the World Day of Action for Palestine, calling for an end to the bloodshed that has left 23,843 people dead and more than 60,317 injured.

Israel on Friday rejected accusations of genocide in the Gaza Strip at a hearing at the International Court of Justice, arguing that a lawsuit filed by South Africa at the UN’s highest court was a defamatory distortion of the truth.

That claim was based on a claim of self-defense following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in southern Israel that killed 1,139 people, and a lack of genocidal intent against the Palestinian people.

The Malaysian government announced last month that it would no longer allow Israeli-owned vessels to enter Malaysian ports. It also said ships bound for Israel would not be allowed to unload cargo at Malaysian ports.

He said the protests in Malaysia were organized in collaboration with dozens of NGOs and aimed to educate people not only about the atrocities taking place in Gaza, but also about the history of the occupation.

Thousands of people also gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, waving Indonesian and Palestinian flags and holding placards reading “Boycott Israel” and “ceasefire now.”

Protesters gathered outside the US consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller said many in the crowd were calling the US, which has supplied Israel with thousands of tons of military equipment since the start of the war, “to go for airstrikes.” He accused the government of “collusion”. Palestinian. ”

Mr Miller said South Africa’s case at the ICJ had further intensified the protests.

Roshan Dadoo, a leader of South Africa’s Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, who participated in the protest, said: “We will stay here until we can ensure that there is a ceasefire and sufficient humanitarian aid for Gaza.” Told.

Rallies were also scheduled to begin in world capitals, including London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Amman and Washington DC.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather at Bank Junction in central London, according to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC).

The 7th Palestine National March will also feature Little Amal, a giant doll shaped like a Syrian refugee child who will join a group of Palestinian children.

The 3.5-meter-tall doll, whose name means hope in Arabic, became an international human rights symbol after traveling 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) from the Turkish-Syrian border to Manchester in July 2021. It became.

Approximately 1,700 police officers were on duty to provide security for the march in London, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Demonstrators took to the streets in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Friday to show support for the Palestinians and demand an end to the fighting. Al Jazeera’s Zain Basrabi said Iraqis fear that “if the war in Gaza drags on further, violence could escalate and spread throughout the region.”

Since the start of the war in Gaza, there have been at least 130 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria by groups affiliated with the Iranian-backed Axis of Resistance.

The Islamic Resistance Movement of Iraq, an umbrella organization for forces opposed to the United States, carried out the attack aimed at countering the U.S. “occupation” in Iraq and the U.S.-backed Israeli offensive on Gaza.