Pro-Palestinian protesters return to downtown Montreal, demand end to killing of civilians in Gaza
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A rainfall warning didn't stop thousands protesters from gathering in downtown Montreal Sunday to voice their support for Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war.
A rainfall warning didn't stop thousands protesters from gathering in downtown Montreal Sunday to voice their support for Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Under the looming threat of a ground invasion, the war entered its 16th day as Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants.
The Montreal protest was organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, Montreal4Palestine and student groups in universities across the city.
Around 2 p.m., the crowd filled Dorchester Square in Montreal as they waved Palestinian flags under the eyes of police officers who were monitoring the event.
The groups called for an end to the bombing of Palestinian civilians and "an end to Canada’s complicity in Israel’s horrific war crimes," according to a news release.
Dima Beyrouti, a Lebanese-Canadian, was among the thousands of Montrealers who participated in the protest.
"It's one of the very few ways for us who are not able to be in Gaza to support the Palestinians and tell them that everyone here is thinking about you and everyone here is trying to deliver the message of the terrorism that's happening there against the Palestinians in Gaza," she told CTV News, holding a Palestinian flag.
