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Sunday’s protests in Australia are one of many taking place around the world this weekend.
Thousands of people also took to the streets in the United States and across Europe on Saturday. In London, thousands of people marched through the capital to Downing Street amid heavy police security. The atmosphere was tense as pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters carrying Israeli flags passed each other. Scuffles broke out as police pushed back activists who tried to break through the cordon. At least 17 people were arrested, according to the Metropolitan Police.
About 950 people held a peaceful demonstration in the northern German city of Hamburg, many waving Palestinian and Lebanese flags and chanting “stop the genocide,” news agency dpa said, citing a police tally. reported. According to the paper, two small-scale pro-Israel counter-protests took place without incident.
Thousands of protesters gathered peacefully at Place de la République in Paris to show solidarity with Palestinians and Lebanese. Many held posters with slogans such as “Stop the Genocide,” “Liberate Palestine,” and “Hands Off Lebanon” and waved Palestinian flags.
In Rome, police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators after a rally turned violent. Thousands of people were demonstrating peacefully on Saturday afternoon, despite a ban from local authorities who refused permits for the protests citing safety concerns, but smaller groups called the gathering into the city. Tried to push towards the center of the city.
Some demonstrators, dressed in black and with their faces covered, threw rocks, bottles and paper bombs at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannon, eventually dispersing the crowd. According to local media, at least 30 law enforcement officers and three demonstrators were injured in the clashes.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators also gathered in New York’s Times Square, chanting “Gaza!” and calling for a ceasefire. To the beat of the drum. Some wore keffiyeh scarves, waved Palestinian and Lebanese flags and held up large cardboard statues of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with red paint on his face to symbolize blood.
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Gaza’s civil defense agency said 21 people were killed in an Israeli attack on a mosque-turned-shelter in central Deir al-Balah.
“The occupier (Israel) bombed a mosque housing displaced people in front of the gates of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, resulting in 21 deaths and many injured. strip,” said agency spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal.
The Israeli military said it targeted the mosque because Hamas used it as a command and control center.
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Palestine supporters in Australia have taken to the streets of Sydney and Melbourne ahead of the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas in Israel.
Rallies are expected to be held in cities across Australia, and demonstrators were warned not to display symbols associated with designated terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah.
Police in New South Wales had tried to prevent Sunday’s rally from taking place, but an agreement was reached with organizers that allowed them to reroute and hold the rally.
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A pro-Palestinian rally was held in Sydney’s Hyde Park on Sunday. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian Protesters in Melbourne. Photo: AAP Share
Updated to EDT 24.05
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres released a video message this morning, on the eve of the anniversary of the October 7 attacks that sparked the extraordinary violence.
He said the attack had “scarred my soul.”
“On this day, we remember all those who were brutally killed and suffered unspeakable violence, including sexual violence, just for living their lives. Today, the international community This is a day to loudly reiterate our full condemnation of Hamas’s abhorrent acts.
Guterres said he had met with many hostage families and “shared their pain and suffering,” and reiterated his call for their immediate and unconditional release.
He said Oct. 7 was “naturally a day to focus on the events of that terrible day.”
“Since October 7, a shocking wave of violence and bloodshed has erupted. The war, which follows a horrific attack a year ago, has shattered the lives of Palestinians in Gaza, and now Lebanon, and left serious human losses. continues to cause suffering.
I have spoken clearly about this many times. It’s time to free the hostages. It’s time to silence the guns. It’s time to stop the suffering that has engulfed this region. It is a time for peace, international law and justice. ”
He said the United Nations was committed to achieving its goals and that it was important to “remain hopeful” amid the bloodshed.
“Let us never stop striving for a lasting solution to the conflict that will ultimately enable Israelis, Palestinians and all other countries in the region to live in peace, dignity and respect for each other.” Let’s do it.”
Last week, Mr. Guterres addressed the United Nations Security Council and called for an end to what he called a “deadly cycle of revenge violence.” This comes after Israel’s foreign minister issued a statement declaring Mr Guterres persona non grata and banning him from entering Israel, and criticized him for not “unequivocally” condemning the Iranian missile attack. It was an announcement.
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The U.S. State Department announced Saturday that it had evacuated 145 Americans, permanent residents, and their immediate family members from Lebanon.
The group took two flights from Beirut to Istanbul. Each flight can carry 300 passengers.
A State Department spokesperson said more than 600 people were assisted in leaving Lebanon on government-sponsored flights, and more than 2,600 seats were left empty on the flights and commercial flights. Since late September, the department has been advising Americans to leave Lebanon “while commercial options still remain” and warning those who remain “to return to a designated location if the situation worsens.” “Be prepared to evacuate,” the warning warns.
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The death toll from attacks on mosques in Gaza has risen to 18, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Dozens of people were also reportedly injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Shuhada al-Aqsa Mosque near the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Witnesses told Reuters the mosque was being used as housing for displaced people and the number of casualties could rise further.
The Israeli Air Force earlier confirmed that the mosque in Deir al-Balah was a target, saying it was being used by Hamas. It also said it attacked another location “previously used as Ibn Rushd School.”
In a statement released on the Air Force’s X account, the Air Force said that “the command and control complex was used by Hamas terrorists to plan and carry out terrorist operations against IDF forces and the State of Israel.”
The IAF has not released details of casualties. The report said that before the attack, “a number of measures were taken to reduce the possibility of harm to civilians, including the use of precision weapons, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence information.”
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Hello. Welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East crisis. A summary of the latest news.
Beirut has been under heavy airstrikes by Israeli forces in recent hours. Local media said the strikes were the most serious so far in the conflict, with some landing near the airport where planes carrying hundreds of foreign evacuees take off. Explosions were reported and photographed across the city.
Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, south of Beirut, early Sunday morning. Photo: Hussein Mara/AP
Israel also continues to target Gaza and the West Bank, with airstrikes on mosques in Gaza killing at least five people, according to Reuters. Al Jazeera reported that up to 18 people were killed at the mosque, which witnesses told Reuters was being used as housing for displaced people. The Israeli Air Force said the mosque was being used by Hamas as a command center and that it had taken steps to reduce damage to civilians.
In other developments:
Israeli attacks hit southern Beirut and its suburbs on Saturday night, Lebanese state media reported. Lebanon’s state news agency said: “Israeli enemy jets carried out four very violent attacks in the southern suburbs (of Beirut) and one attack in the Chweifat area,” adding that ambulances were at the scene. I was told that I was rushing to A correspondent in Beirut reported hearing explosions, and Agence France-Presse footage showed smoke rising from the target area.
An Israeli military spokesman said Israel would retaliate against the Iranian missile attack “at a time determined by us.” “How we respond to this shameful attack will be how, where and when we decide, as directed by our political leaders,” Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari reportedly said in a broadcast statement Saturday. said. Reuters report.
Iran said any attack by Israel would be met with “even stronger” retaliation as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. “Our reaction to any attack by the Zionist regime is completely clear,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in Damascus, Syria. “Any action will result in an equally strong reaction from Iran, if not stronger.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was “shameful” that French President Emmanuel Macron had called for an end to arms deliveries to Israel. “The Axis of Terror is coming together. But the countries that are supposed to be opposed to this (Axis) are calling for an arms embargo on Israel. What a shame,” the Israeli prime minister said. “Well, let me tell you, Israel will win with or without aid, but their shame will continue long after the war is over.”
Macron’s office issued its own statement late Saturday, saying Netanyahu’s reaction was “excessive and a departure from the friendly relations between France and Israel.” He said France remains “a steadfast friend of Israel.”
Ireland’s president has harshly criticized Israel’s demands for UN peacekeepers to withdraw from their positions in southern Lebanon. “It is outrageous that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tried to threaten these peacekeepers and force them to evacuate the villages they were protecting,” said Michael Higgins. The Israel Defense Forces had asked peacekeepers operating along the Blue Line between Israel and the Golan Heights to “relocate.”
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Updated to 22.47 EDT
