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Hundreds join a pro-Palestinian rally on the Washington Monument grounds in the US capital, chanting "Palestine will be free!" and waving Palestinian flags. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather in central London to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli aerial bombardments has claimed dozens more victims in the Gaza Strip today, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, while the first ship loaded with aid is ready to set sail from Cyprus for the famine-stricken Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Protesters calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a halt of US support to Israel's war block a street near the US Capitol, ahead of US President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech. IMAGES
Protesters gather outside the BBC's headquarters for a march through central London in support of Palestinians. The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Israel's subsequent offensive on Gaza has killed at least 27,238 people, most of them women and under-18s, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. IMAGES
Protesters chanting slogans against Israel's offensive in Gaza gather outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Protesters, some wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves, chant: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." The UN's top court has handed down its verdict in a landmark case brought by South Africa that Israel should do everything it can to prevent any acts of genocide in Gaza. IMAGES
Kenyan police fire tear gas at a small group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the German embassy in Nairobi, claiming they did not have authorisation to hold the rally. At least three protesters were also arrested. IMAGES
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