Canadians Voice Anger at Israeli Airstrikes, Urge End to Siege on Gaza
People took to the streets in cities including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver over the weekend to protest devastating Israeli airstrikes on Gaza.
They expressed their anger with Israel's bombing that began following the Hamas resistance movement’s Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on Oct. 7.
In photos and content posted to social media over the weekend, Canadian people can be seen chanting and holding Palestinian flags, while others hold signs that read demands like "end the siege on Gaza" and "stop Israeli war crimes."
During a pro-Palestinian rally at Toronto's Queen's Park on Friday, demonstrators called on the Ontario government to reconsider a motion that passed the day prior. The motion condemned Hamas and affirmed Israel's right to defend itself.
"We're calling on the provincial government to reconsider the vote that it took yesterday. It was a vote whereby the government refused to include anything that had to do with breaking the siege on Gaza, with allowing humanitarian aid in. It was one that was continuing this trend of erasing Palestinians really across the board," said demonstrator Dalia Awwad, according to CBC News.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, people shared footage of demonstrations that took place in support of Palestine, including several clips showing protesters chant while blocking downtown streets.
The Zionist regime’s brutal war against the people of Gaza started on October 7 after Hamas carried out a surprise attack against the regime, called Al-Aqsa Flood Operation, by firing thousands of rockets at the occupied territories.
The operation, which was a legitimate response to recurrent acts of violence against Palestinians, touched off an incessant onslaught by the illegal entity on the besieged Gaza Strip, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 4,700 people, mostly civilians, while leaving more than 15,000 others injured.
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com
