The Israel Day parade in New York City turned heated Sunday as pro-Israel demonstrators squared off with counter protesters, including one who held a sign reading, 'Kill Hostages Now.'
The Israel Day parade in New York City turned heated Sunday as pro-Israel demonstrators squared off with counterprotesters, including one who held up a sign that read, 'Kill Hostages Now.' The counterprotester wore a black mask and a Palestinian flag as he held up the incendiary sign. Police officers nudged him back onto his side of the protest so as not to escalate an already tense situation. Marchers in the pro-Israel camp were chanting for the release of hostages taken in the Oct.
More than 36,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israel's offensive, per Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry. Its count does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. Israel blames Hamas for civilian deaths, accusing it of operating from dense residential areas. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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