Dozens of people entered the Port of Oakland in the US state of California and staged a protest in front of the military ship that will allegedly carry arms aid to Israel.
According to New York-based ABC7, demonstrators who blocked the entrances to the Port of Oakland protested US military support for Israel.
Demonstrators, who claimed that the military ship in the port would move to Washington and then to the Middle East, attempted to block the ship’s movement.
Lara Kiswani, who organized the demonstration, stated in her statement that they learned from port workers that the ship would carry military equipment to Israel and said, “We are just trying to call for an urgent ceasefire and stop aiding the genocide against our people.” she said.
Clarence Thomas, a member of the International Port and Warehouse Association who attended the demonstration, noted that his taxes “go to weapons shot at women and children” and said, “These dollars can be spent on more beneficial things for the benefit of US citizens.” said.
Latest situation in Israel’s attacks on Gaza
While the armed wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on the morning of October 7, on the grounds of “responding to Israel’s continuous violations against the Palestinians and their sacred values, especially the Masjid al-Aqsa”, the Israeli army also launched heavy air strikes against the Gaza Strip. started the bombardment.
Israel announced that more than 1,400 Israelis, including 315 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 people were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.
According to Israel, the number of soldiers killed in the clashes in the Gaza Strip since October 31 has increased to 25, while the Qassam Brigades hold 242 Israeli prisoners. An Israeli soldier also died in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, 9 thousand 227 Palestinians, including 3 thousand 826 children and 2 thousand 405 women, were killed and at least 23 thousand people were injured in Israeli attacks.
In the West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers killed 144 Palestinians.
The Israeli army, which also targeted the Shifa Hospital, the largest health facility in Gaza with thousands of injured and civilians, hit Al-Ahli Baptist and Turkish-Palestinian Friendship hospitals, and bombed the surroundings of Jerusalem and Indonesian hospitals affiliated with the Palestinian Red Crescent, forcing the evacuation.
In the clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8, 56 Hezbollah members and 4 Israeli soldiers died.
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