The protest was organized by the Palestinian Community and supported by left-wing political parties and labor unions.

On Wednesday, thousands of people took to the streets of Athens to protest Israel’s latest military offensive in the Gaza Strip and the worsening humanitarian crisis resulting from the ongoing blockade.

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Demonstrators chanted anti-war slogans, waved Palestinian flags, and held banners reading “Solidarity – Palestine Will Be Free” and “Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity,” the latter referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for whom the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, has issued an arrest warrant.

The protest, held outside the Greek Parliament, was organized by the Palestinian Community in Greece and supported by left-wing political parties and labor unions. Participants called for “an immediate end to the bloodshed and the starving of children.”

“I can’t stand by and watch all this atrocity,” said Aspasia, a 41-year-old private sector employee. “As humans, we can only do one thing: be present. We came here to show our support for the people,” added George, a 20-year-old worker.

Previously, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis spoke by phone with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa. Gerapetritis reiterated Greece’s call for an immediate ceasefire and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid. 

Early Thursday morning, Gazan medical authorities reported that at least 30 people were killed in Zionist attacks on Gaza City and the town of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Nine of the ten dead recorded in a bombing near a water tank in Deir al-Balah were members of the same family.

Authorities at Al Awda Hospital, located in Jabal al-Balah in the northern Gaza Strip, denounced a deliberate Israeli bombing of the hospital’s medical warehouse, which caused a fire there.

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Sources: Xinhua – EFE

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