Dozens of people gathered in front of the Calgary city hall on Tuesday, calling at the end of War in Gaza And denouncing Israel on a new wave of air strikes on the besieged Palestinian territory which killed hundreds of people and injured hundreds of others.
Wear Palestinian flags and shouting slogans like: “Israel is a terrorist state and Palestine will never die”, the demonstrators also condemned the United States and Canada not to do more to prevent violence.
“I am here because I believe in fundamental human rights, which is capable of being able to live freely without fear of persecution of who you are,” said Beth Keeler.
“I am just here to defend Palestine and have a voice for Palestine. If Canada could have defended Palestine, then it might not happen. ”
A large crowd of demonstrators gathered in front of the Calgary town hall on Tuesday to condemn Israel during a new series of air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
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On Tuesday, Israel launched air strikes against what it claimed to be targets of Hamas across Gaza, but the Ministry of Health of the territory said that many of the 400 people killed were civilians.
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There are fears that attacks, the heaviest since a ceasefire takes effect in January, could not mark a return to total war.
Israel and the United States blamed Hamas for renewed violence, alleging that they refused to release more hostages taken when the war started 17 months ago.
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