Thousands of people demonstrate in New York against Israeli aggression

NEW YORK, 26 July: Thousands of people took to the streets of New York City on Friday evening to protest Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip and demand an end to the violence that has already killed 881 Palestinians.

According to Reuters, the police scrambled to corral the demonstrators, which officers estimated numbered between 2,000 and 3,000, as they flooded into the busy streets around Times Square.

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Waving Palestinian flags and signs condemning Israel for the offensive, many called for an end to US aid to the country.

“We’re trying to break the siege and end the killing in Palestine. We just want them to live like human beings,” said Ramsey Jamal, 37, a Palestinian-American from Montgomery, New York.

In New York City, the crowd marched through the bustling evening streets of Midtown Manhattan chanting “Free, free Palestine!” and “1,2,3,4, stop the killing, stop the war!”

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The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip on Friday climbed to 844, many of them civilians.

Thirty-five Israeli soldiers and three civilians have also died.

On Friday, both sides agreed to a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire which went into effect on Saturday morning.

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