Protesters filled a city park in downtown Seattle on Saturday to denounce any further violence following the deadly attacks that took Israel by surprise a week
Participants at the rally for a free Palestine on Saturday said the deadly attacks against Israelis were horrible but the violence should not be escalated. Protesters filled a city park in downtown Seattle on Saturday to denounce any further violence following theSeveral hundred people gathered in Westlake Park to call on the Israeli government to abandon plans for a full-scale ground assault in northern Gaza that military experts say would likely inflict massive civilian casualties.
Dozens of hostages were also taken and remain in captivity, including 14 Americans. Israel responded with reprisal attacks and an estimated 1,400 people in Gaza have died as a result, according to the Associated Press.
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