NEW YORK: Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a demonstration in New York City on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza.
Dozens of demonstrators sat on the roads and chanted slogans while blocking the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges and the Holland Tunnel.
The protesters were chanting slogans against the New York Police Department, and the Israel Defense Forces.
Jewish Voice for Peace, the Palestinian Youth Movement and the New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, organized the protest.
Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 23,084
The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip on Monday reported that at least 23,084 Palestinian people, mostly women and children, had been killed in the ongoing Israeli bombardments since October 7.
The ministry’s statement revealed that within the past 24 hours alone, 249 Palestinians were killed, while a total of 58,926 people had been injured in the Gaza Strip during the more than three months of relentless Israeli attacks.
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The situation in Gaza remains dire, with continuous Israeli strikes taking a severe toll on the civilian population. The Gaza Health Ministry’s data highlights the disproportionate impact on women and children, underscoring the devastating consequences of the prolonged conflict.
Earlier the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ deliberate targeting of press and media staff and their families in the occupied Palestinian territory.
