CNN —Pro-Palestinian demonstrators across the globe took to the streets on Saturday to call for a ceasefire after Israel expanded its ground operation in Gaza.
Major world cities, including London, Istanbul, New York, Baghdad and Rome, saw their centers filled with protestors, as Gaza experienced an intense bombardment and an electrical and communications blackout.
People take part in a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, as Israel continues its heavy bombing of the Gaza Strip.
Stefano Montesi/Corbis/Getty ImagesIn videos online, marchers who had taken over central London were heard chanting: “What do we want?
People take part in a protest in support of the Palestinian people in New York on Saturday.
Persons:
Stefano Montesi, I’ve, ”, Adam Gray, Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Biden, Yasin Akgul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ” Erdogan, Andrea Ronchini
Organizations:
CNN — Pro, Hamas, Reuters, ” Police, Getty, “, Brooklyn Museum, Barclays Center, UK, Union, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health
Locations:
Israel, Gaza, London, Istanbul, New York, Baghdad, Rome, Palestine, Italy, Manhattan, AFP, Brooklyn, Palestinian, East, Asia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Hebron, Ramallah