Ramallah
\nOne of the largest marches took place in Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority located just north of Jerusalem, with hundreds gathering at the main square, waving Palestinian flags. Many protesters carried photos of Palestinians killed or imprisoned by Israel, as well as photos depicting the hunger crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip, where UN-backed experts have warned that a \u201cfamine is unfolding\u201d.
\n\u201cMy son is in (Israel\u2019s) Megido prison and he suffers from many things, such as the lack of medicine the lack of food,\u201d Rula Ghanem, a Palestinian academic and writer who took part in the march, told AFP. She told AFP that her son had lost 10 kilograms and suffered from scabies in jail.
\nThe number of Palestinians jailed by Israel skyrocketed after the start of the war in Gaza, some for violent acts, but some also for posting political statements on social media, the Palestinian Commission of Detainees\u2019 and Ex-Detainees\u2019 Affairs says.
\nThe commission\u2019s spokesman Thaer Shriteh told AFP: \u201cThe international community is a partner in all this suffering, as long as it does not intervene quickly to save the Palestinian people and save the prisoners inside the prisons and detention centre.\u201d
\nA group of protesters dressed as skeletons and carried dolls around to symbolise the Gaza war\u2019s dire effect on children, who are most at risk of malnutrition. Israel has heavily restricted the entry of aid into Gaza, which was already under blockade for 15 years before the war began.
\nUN agencies, humanitarian groups and analysts say that much of the trickle of food aid that Israel allows in is looted or diverted in chaotic circumstances.
\n\u201cWe hope that our stand today will have an impact in supporting our people in Gaza and the hungry children in Gaza,\u201d said 39-year-old Tagreed Ziada, one of the protesters at the Ramallah march.
\nProtests were held Sunday in other major Palestinian cities such as Nablus in the north and Hebron in the south, with many government employees receiving a day off to attend the demonstrations.
\nWhile there have been somewhat regular demonstrations against the war in Gaza, they are rarely coordinated across various cities in the West Bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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