Demonstrations and sit-ins have erupted in several Arab and Western countries denouncing the Israeli war of extermination in the Gaza Strip and demanding an end to the war, an end to the blockade, and the opening of the crossings, following international calls for an escalation of the movement.
The Israeli genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has left more than 209,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 9,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and famine has claimed the lives of many.
Moroccan demonstrators staged a sit-in in front of the US consulate in Casablanca, protesting US military support for Israel and the systematic starvation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Tunisian activists continued their sit-in for the eighth day in front of the US embassy in Tunis, denouncing Washington's support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza and demanding an end to the war, starvation, and blockade imposed on the Strip.
The Italian city of Milan witnessed a weekly demonstration organized by activists and solidarity activists demanding an end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Participants raised slogans demanding an end to the blockade imposed on the Strip and the urgent entry of humanitarian aid, amid worsening famine.