03:04Hundreds of people staged a demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria on Saturday, demanding the ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
Footage shows the demonstrators waving Palestinian and Lebanese flags and holding signs, among others reading: 'Israel bombs! USA pays! How many kids did you kill today?' and 'Your silence will be studied by your grandkids'.
Umayya Theba, one of the protesters, demanded Israeli embassy to be shut down, saying: "I feel really strongly [concerned] about Israel's impunity in the Middle East. The fact that they are getting away with acts of genocide and that they are invading, illegally invading sovereign Lebanese territory and this just has to stop."
Roshan Dadoo, another demonstrator, shared her concerns about the election of Donald Trump as the US' new president.
"Under Biden we saw military spending, military assistence, literally weapons going to bomb the Palestinian people to commit genocide, going in numbers, going in increasing numbers from America. So, it's unlikely that the policy of America will change," said .
The Hamas-Israel war erupted after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the enclave, the IDF launched a large-scale campaign of airstrikes and ground incursions, killing 43,469 Palestinians and injuring 102,561 others as of the time of publication.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported that the Israeli shelling since October 8, 2023, left more than 3,117 fatalities and over 13,888 injured. Hezbollah in turn continued its rocket attacks on areas of northern Israel, including Haifa, Safad, and Tel Aviv.
'This just has to stop' - Hundreds rally outside Israeli Embassy in Pretoria demanding ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon
Hundreds of people staged a demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria on Saturday, demanding the ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
Footage shows the demonstrators waving Palestinian and Lebanese flags and holding signs, among others reading: 'Israel bombs! USA pays! How many kids did you kill today?' and 'Your silence will be studied by your grandkids'.
Umayya Theba, one of the protesters, demanded Israeli embassy to be shut down, saying: "I feel really strongly [concerned] about Israel's impunity in the Middle East. The fact that they are getting away with acts of genocide and that they are invading, illegally invading sovereign Lebanese territory and this just has to stop."
Roshan Dadoo, another demonstrator, shared her concerns about the election of Donald Trump as the US' new president.
"Under Biden we saw military spending, military assistence, literally weapons going to bomb the Palestinian people to commit genocide, going in numbers, going in increasing numbers from America. So, it's unlikely that the policy of America will change," said .
The Hamas-Israel war erupted after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the enclave, the IDF launched a large-scale campaign of airstrikes and ground incursions, killing 43,469 Palestinians and injuring 102,561 others as of the time of publication.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported that the Israeli shelling since October 8, 2023, left more than 3,117 fatalities and over 13,888 injured. Hezbollah in turn continued its rocket attacks on areas of northern Israel, including Haifa, Safad, and Tel Aviv.
Hundreds of people staged a demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria on Saturday, demanding the ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
Footage shows the demonstrators waving Palestinian and Lebanese flags and holding signs, among others reading: 'Israel bombs! USA pays! How many kids did you kill today?' and 'Your silence will be studied by your grandkids'.
Umayya Theba, one of the protesters, demanded Israeli embassy to be shut down, saying: "I feel really strongly [concerned] about Israel's impunity in the Middle East. The fact that they are getting away with acts of genocide and that they are invading, illegally invading sovereign Lebanese territory and this just has to stop."
Roshan Dadoo, another demonstrator, shared her concerns about the election of Donald Trump as the US' new president.
"Under Biden we saw military spending, military assistence, literally weapons going to bomb the Palestinian people to commit genocide, going in numbers, going in increasing numbers from America. So, it's unlikely that the policy of America will change," said .
The Hamas-Israel war erupted after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the enclave, the IDF launched a large-scale campaign of airstrikes and ground incursions, killing 43,469 Palestinians and injuring 102,561 others as of the time of publication.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported that the Israeli shelling since October 8, 2023, left more than 3,117 fatalities and over 13,888 injured. Hezbollah in turn continued its rocket attacks on areas of northern Israel, including Haifa, Safad, and Tel Aviv.