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Thousands gather in central London for a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people as the bloody Israel-Hamas war continues. On Saturday January 13, the fighting entered its 99th day since the unprecedented Hamas attack of October 7 2023. Gunmen from the Gaza-based militant group entered Israel, killing 1,140 people, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures, and kidnapping a further 250. In response, Israel launched an all-out military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which the territory's Hamas-run health ministry says has killed more than 23,843 people, mostly women and children. IMAGES
Thousands of people march through the streets of Paris in support of the Palestinian people and call for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. This comes a day after a week-long truce between Israel and Hamas expired. IMAGES
Thousands march in Bogota after leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a demonstration in support of the government's social reforms. IMAGES
La Paz, Mar 18 (EFE).- Thousands of supporters of the government of Bolivian president Luis Arce demonstrated Thursday, claiming that the imprisonment of former interim president Jeanine Añez, two of her former ministers and former military chiefs are not revenge but "justice."In the heart of La Paz, protesters detonated dynamite that prompted shouting against what they consider a "coup d'état" that took place in 2019.As next in line for the top job, Añez took the interim presidency that year after charges of voting fraud in the general election – which were later confirmed by the Organization of American States – led to protests and the resignation and exile of then-president Evo Morales. (Camera: GABRIEL ROMANO/CLAUDIO ÁBREGO /GINA BALDIVIESO). SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS OF LUIS ARCE’S GOVERNMENT PROTEST IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA. SOUND BITES: ALICIA CHURA, AN AYMARA LEADER (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: It was a coup and now we are demanding justice. It is not revenge, it is justice. (02:07-02:14).
Zimbabwe faced more political turmoil on Saturday as thousands of protesters marched after veterans of the independence war, activists and ruling party leaders called for President Robert Mugabe's removal.