The ongoing Gaza rallies and Palestine’s unsung heroes

GAZA CITY, GAZA - OCTOBER 17: Scores of Palestinian demonstrators have been killed near the Gaza-Israel buffer zone within the last six months, but the stories of these intrepid protesters -- who insist on defying Israel’s decades-long occupation -- remain largely unknown.Men, women, boys, girls: they come from all over the Gaza Strip. One young girl runs from side to side, trying to avoid the deadly hail of Israeli bullets and clouds of teargas.The trademark black-and-white Palestinian keffieh wrapped around her neck, she advances ever closer to the frontline: the heavily-fortified buffer zone separating blockaded Gaza from Israel.She finds herself beside a number of other Palestinian protesters -- other children like her and several elderly people -- all of whom have converged on the buffer zone to express their rejection of the status quo.Since the demonstrations began on March 30, more than 200 Palestinians have been martyred -- and thousands more injured -- by Israeli army gunfire. Protesters demand the right to return to their homes in historical Palestine, from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel. They also demand an end to Israel’s 12-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly two million inhabitants of many basic commodities.Frequently at the frontline, Saadiyeh Haniyeh, a 54-year-old Palestinian medic, provides treatment to a young demonstrator suffering from teargas exposure.“Even though Israeli occupation forces use teargas and bullets against us, we will continue to demonstrate to demand our rights,” Haniyeh told Anadolu Agency.She went on to urge the international community -- especially the Arab states -- to take action against Israel’s crippling blockade.Protester Reda al-Banna, 43, says she will continue to take part in the almost-daily rallies until all the demonstrators’ demands are realized. (Footage by Montaser Al Sawaf/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA - OCTOBER 17: Scores of Palestinian demonstrators have been killed near the Gaza-Israel buffer zone within the last six months, but the stories of these intrepid protesters -- who insist on defying Israel’s decades-long occupation -- remain largely unknown.Men, women, boys, girls: they come from all over the Gaza Strip. One young girl runs from side to side, trying to avoid the deadly hail of Israeli bullets and clouds of teargas.The trademark black-and-white Palestinian keffieh wrapped around her neck, she advances ever closer to the frontline: the heavily-fortified buffer zone separating blockaded Gaza from Israel.She finds herself beside a number of other Palestinian protesters -- other children like her and several elderly people -- all of whom have converged on the buffer zone to express their rejection of the status quo.Since the demonstrations began on March 30, more than 200 Palestinians have been martyred -- and thousands more injured -- by Israeli army gunfire. Protesters demand the right to return to their homes in historical Palestine, from which they were driven in 1948 to make way for the new state of Israel. They also demand an end to Israel’s 12-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has gutted the coastal enclave’s economy and deprived its roughly two million inhabitants of many basic commodities.Frequently at the frontline, Saadiyeh Haniyeh, a 54-year-old Palestinian medic, provides treatment to a young demonstrator suffering from teargas exposure.“Even though Israeli occupation forces use teargas and bullets against us, we will continue to demonstrate to demand our rights,” Haniyeh told Anadolu Agency.She went on to urge the international community -- especially the Arab states -- to take action against Israel’s crippling blockade.Protester Reda al-Banna, 43, says she will continue to take part in the almost-daily rallies until all the demonstrators’ demands are realized. (Footage by Montaser Al Sawaf/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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17 October, 2018
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