Protests in New York City label Israeli airstrike that killed 400 'absolutely unacceptable'

Record ID: 1984685

  • Title: Protests in New York City label Israeli airstrike that killed 400 'absolutely unacceptable'
  • Date: 19th March 2025
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE / PROTEST OVER ISRAEL AIRSTRIKES PROTESTER WITH KEFFIYEH WHILE CROWD CHANTS (English), "GAZA YOU MAKE US PROUD" MORE OF CHANT, PROTEST SIGNS INCLUDING "END ZIONISM / ARMS EMBARGO NOW" (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK ARTIST AND EDITOR, LUCIA STERN, SAYING: "They're [Israel] on the verge of a
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  • Keywords: Israel Middle East Palestinians Times Square airstrikes
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001987618032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A few hundred protesters gathered in New York's Times Square after Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people on Tuesday (March 18).
    The newest attack shattered nearly two months of relative calm since a ceasefire began, as Israel warned the onslaught was "just the beginning."
    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators vastly outnumbered Israeli sympathizers during the rally, which began after normal working hours.
    They chanted, "Gaza, you make us proud," and held signs that read, "Defund US-backed genocide," among others.
    Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas accused each other of breaching the truce. It had broadly held since January and offered respite from war for the 2.3 million inhabitants of Gaza, which has been reduced to rubble.
    Hamas, which still holds 59 of the 250 or so hostages Israel says the group seized in its October 7, 2023 attack, accused Israel of jeopardizing efforts by mediators to negotiate a permanent deal to end the fighting, but the group made no threat of retaliation.
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered strikes because Hamas had rejected proposals to secure a ceasefire extension.
    (Production by: Hussein Al Waaile, Jim McMorris, Dan Fastenberg)
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