Chants of freedom rang through downtown Ottawa on Sunday, as crowds of people rallied in support of Palestinians at the Human Rights Monument on Elgin Street.
"We are here to call on our Canadian government to stop supporting Israel," said Sarah Abdul-Karim, with the Palestinian Youth Movement.The Israel-Hamas war is heading into its third week and many at the rally were calling for ceasefire, the protection of civilian lives, and more aid into Gaza.
"As we saw the killings, most of them are women and children. We need the Canadian government to stand strong and ask for the ceasefire," said supporter, Eli El-Chantiry. "They're telling us that they're not eating, they're not drinking, they don't have a lot of necessities that they need to get through their daily lives," said Buhisi.
"It really is not that much for them. It probably helped a very minimal fraction of the citizens in Gaza," Buhisi said.More than 4,000 people in Gaza have been killed since the retaliation of Israel, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The loss of life on both sides is now more than 5,700 people.
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