Protests are happening worldwide against Israel’s war on Gaza, from the Netherlands to Malaysia.
At least 101 Palestinians, including 80 children, have died of starvation in Gaza.
Nebal Farsakh, a spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), said people in the enclave are facing an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe” and warned the “situation is only getting worse”.
“Since the closure of all crossings for more than four months, there has been no food, no clean water, medicine… getting into the Gaza Strip,” Farsakh said in a video shared on social media.
Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the Israeli government vowed to expand the conflict and capture Gaza City.
Demonstrators waved signs and held up pictures of hostages still being held in the Palestinian territory as they called on the government to secure their release.
AFP journalists at the rally estimated the number of attendees to be in the tens of thousands, while a group representing the families of hostages said as many as 100,000 people participated.
Authorities did not provide an official estimate for the size of the crowd, though it dwarfed other recent anti-war rallies.
“We will end with a direct message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: if you invade parts of Gaza and the hostages are murdered, we will pursue you in the town squares, in election campaigns and at every time and place,” Shahar Mor Zahiro, the relative of a slain hostage, told AFP.
