- Title: Libyans show support for Gaza after latest Israeli strikes
- Date: 20th March 2025
- Summary: MISRATA, LIBYA (MARCH 19, 2025) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF CROWD OF PROTESTERS CHANTING ON STREET PRAYER IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PROTESTER, TAWFIK BADY, SAYING: "We're out today in support of our vulnerable brothers in Gaza, we ask God that he eases their struggle, and in support of the resistance in Gaza, we ask God that he hastens their victory. Honestly
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- Keywords: Ceasefire Gaza Hamas Israel Libya Protest War
- Location: MISRATA, LIBYA
- City: MISRATA, LIBYA
- Country: Libya
- Topics: Africa,Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001022019032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Libyans in support of Gaza gathered on Wednesday (March 19) to protest after more than 400 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes the day before in one of the deadliest episodes since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023, shattering a ceasefire that has largely held since January.
The Israeli military said on Wednesday its forces resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of airstrikes killed at least 48 Palestinians, according to local health workers.
The war - the most devastating episode in decades of Israel-Palestinian conflict - was triggered by a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which gunmen killed some 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
The Israeli campaign has killed more than 49,000 people in Gaza, Palestinian health authorities say, and caused a humanitarian crisis with shortages of food, fuel and water. Israel has accused Hamas of using Palestinian civilians as human shields. Hamas denies this and accuses Israel of indiscriminate bombings.
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