Palestinian Community in
Colombia Protests
Israeli Raids on Gaza
Bogota - Hundreds of
people from the
Palestinian community in
the Colombian capital
city of Bogota on Friday
protested outside the
Israeli embassy against
Israel's bombardment of
the Gaza Strip.
The protesters marched
from the historic
Bolivar Square to the
Israeli embassy in
northern Bogota,
demanding peace for the
Palestinian people.
The protest came at a
time when the Colombian
government condemned, in
a statement, the Israeli
airstrikes on Gaza and
expressed its solidarity
with the Palestinian
people.
Israel launched
airstrikes on Gaza last
Saturday, a move it said
to retaliate for the
firing of rockets into
its southern territory
by Hamas militias.
The ongoing military
operation has left at
least 432 people killed
and some 2,200 wounded,
Mo'aweya Hassanein,
chief of emergency and
ambulance services in
the Palestinian health
ministry said.
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