Several rallies took place on Saturday in Paris and in provincial towns, in support of the Palestinian population of Gaza, affected by Israeli bombings aimed at eliminating Hamas, after the latter’s attack on Israel nearly four years ago. month. In Paris, “1,500 participants” marched between the Place de la Bastille and the Place de la Nation at the call of the CAPJPO-EuroPalestine association, according to the police headquarters. “Immediate ceasefire,” chanted the crowd as they marched towards the Nation where a rally in support of the Palestinian people organized by Urgence Palestine awaited them.
“From Paris to Gaza, resistance”, “Long live the resistance of the Palestinian people”, “Free Palestine, Stop genocide” proclaimed the banners and signs, alongside Palestinian flags of all sizes, according to an AFP journalist. Some of the demonstrators wore a keffiyeh, the traditional black and white cotton scarf of the Palestinians. “The key word is the ceasefire,” the president of Europalestine Olivia Zémor told AFP, who called “not to let Israel continue its massacres” in the Gaza Strip.