It was one of several demonstrations worldwide on Saturday.
About 1,000 demonstrators marched through Center City Saturday evening to protest Israel’s escalating assault on the besieged Gaza Strip as concerns deepen over the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.
Noor Qutyan, with the activist network Philly Palestine Coalition, said she hoped the rally would pull people away from their weekend distractions and force them to see “the dire situation in Gaza. It’s 2023. There’s no reason we should be out here on the streets begging for people in Gaza to have electricity and internet and water,” Qutyan said.
“We’re here to tell people out on these streets for Halloween that there is a literal genocide happening,” said Qutyan.
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