A large number of protesters took to the streets across the world on Wednesday after a strike resulted in the deaths of at least 500 Palestinians at the crowded Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City yesterday, according to the health ministry in the besieged Gaza enclave.
The strike, which Palestinian officials said came from Israel, was denied by Tel Aviv. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instead blamed “barbaric terrorists” for the attack.
This strike marked the deadliest singular event in Gaza since Israel initiated an ongoing bombing campaign on the densely populated territory in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas.
These photos show protests for and against Palestinians in the aftermath of the attack.
New York, USA
Supporters of both Palestine and Israel face off in dueling protests at Washington Square Park on October 17, 2023 in New York City.—AFP
Supporters of both Palestine and Israel face off in dueling protests at Washington Square Park on October 17, 2023 in New York City.—AFP
Lebanon
A protester cries during a protest, after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon October 18, 2023.—Reuters
Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a rally at the entrance of the French embassy complex in Beirut early on October 18, 2023.—AFP
Jordan
Jordanians gather outside King Abdullah Mosque to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Amman, Jordan, October 17, 2023.—Reuters
Jordanians gather outside King Abdullah Mosque to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Amman, Jordan, October 17, 2023.—Reuters
Occupied West Bank
People demonstrate in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 18, 2023.—Reuters
Palestinians take part in a protest in support of the people in Gazain Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 18, 2023.—Reuters
Tunisia
Protesters gather for an anti-Israel demonstration outside the French embassy headquarters along the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the centre of Tunis on October 18, 2023.—AFP
Protesters raise a doll depicting a baby as they chant slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration outside the French embassy headquarters along the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the centre of Tunis on October 18, 2023.—AFP
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