Israel Bombs Gaza Refugee Camp, Says Hamas; Across World, Huge Rallies For Palestine

Protesters outside the Jerusalem residence of Netanyahu carried Israeli flags and chanted “Jail now!” as they demonstrated.

New Delhi: The health ministry in Gaza, which is run by Hamas, has reported that more than 30 people were killed after Israel bombed the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, reports say.

“More than 30 [dead] arrived at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the massacre committed by the occupation in al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip,” a health ministry spokesperson, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said in a statement, quoted by The Guardian.

Meanwhile, thousands of people protested in major cities, including London, Paris, Washington, Jakarta and Istanbul, on Saturday, November 4, to demand an end to the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Protesters also gathered outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence.

British authorities estimated that 30,000 people attended the rally at Trafalgar Square in London. Police arrested 11 people, including one person for holding a placard that could be interpreted as inciting hatred.

French authorities estimated that 19,000 people showed up to a rally in Paris.

Protests in Israel

Some protesters outside the Jerusalem residence of Netanyahu carried Israeli flags and chanted “Jail now!” as they demonstrated.

They demanded that Netanyahu resign over his handling of the October 7 terror attack, the Times of Israel reported.

Many of them demanded a ceasefire with Hamas in order to facilitate the return of more than 200 hostages who were kidnapped from Israel during its attack.

Other anti-Netanyahu demonstrations were held elsewhere in Jerusalem, as well as in cities such as Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba and Eilat.

With inputs from DW.