The Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem launched a series of protest measures Sunday against the IDF's operation in Gaza and the killing of civilians in the Strip.
| Crisis |
|
| Gaza hospitals on verge of collapse / Aviram Zino |
|
Heavy weekend fighting in Gaza funnels hundreds of casualties to Strip's medical facilities, which find themselves operating on a near tenfold overload |
| Full Story |
|
|
|
Several rallies were held in east Jerusalem and the Old City, and business owners launched a partial strike to express solidarity with the Strips' residents.
The Jerusalem District Police detained four Arab youngsters suspected of threatening business owners to shut down.
Additionally, dozens of female Palestinian teens marched down Salah al-Din Street, carrying posters of "shahids."
Palestinian students protest in Jenin (Photo: AFP)
Protests were also held in the West Bank Sunday, and many took to the streets in Jenin to demonstrate following reports of mounting casualties in Gaza. Hundreds of people rallied in Ramallah against the operation, and similar protest are scheduled to take place later in the day.
The UN Security Council on Sunday urged
Israel and Palestinian militants to cease all violence in Gaza after the UN Secretary-general condemned what he called Israel's "excessive" use of force.
The European Union also condemned
what it called "disproportionate use of force" by the Israeli military in Gaza.
RSS
