Crowd gathers for rally and march in downtown LA ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

A crowd of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles' Pershing Square Saturday for an Oct. 7 anniversary rally.

A crowd gathered in downtown Los Angeles' Pershing Square and marched on nearby streets Saturday in a rally ahead of the Oct. 7 anniversary and the start of the war in Gaza.Survivor of Oct. 7 Hamas' attack on Israel music festival speaks out in Los Angeles

In Rome, several thousands demonstrated peacefully Saturday afternoon until a smaller group tried to push the rally toward the center of the city, in spite of a ban by local authorities who refused to authorize protests, citing security concerns. In the northern German city of Hamburg, about 950 people staged a peaceful demonstration with many waving Palestinian and Lebanese flags or chanting “Stop the Genocide,” the DPA news agency reported, citing a count by police. Two smaller pro-Israeli counterdemonstrations took place without incident, it said.

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