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Other participants held up a box shaped like a coffin that bore the words “International Law” and “Arab League” on its sides.

“We came to remember our martyrs, wish recovery for our wounded, and congratulate the resistance (to the Zionist entity), whether Palestinian, Lebanese, Iraqi or Yemeni, for their struggles over the past year,” Jamila Johar told AFP, saying he was “hoping for victory”. Others praised Hamas’ Oct 7 attack. “We came to raise our voices and say that the Palestinian struggle continues, and that the 7th of October took us from a phase of humiliation to a phase of dignity and pride,” said a man who spoke on the condition of anonymity for security reasons.

Similarly, Afaf Ghatasha, who identified herself simply as a member of the Palestinian People’s Party, said Oct 7 “changed the course of the Palestinian cause, the region, and the world”. “We came to say that the world will not find stability until the occupation ends and a Palestinian state is established,” she added. The Zionist offensive in Gaza has killed at least 41,909 people, the majority of them civilians. — AFP