Thousands of people led by Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel marched along Havana\u2019s iconic boardwalk Thursday in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanding an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. Wearing a black-and-white Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, D\u00edaz-Canel was accompanied by Cuban\u2019s main leaders, including Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez. The marchers walked for 2 kilometres (1.2 miles), passing in front of the U.S. Embassy. Palestinian medical students who were in Cuba as part of a cooperation program joined the rally.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we are supporting the Palestinian people, supporting all those people who feel the pain of having lost a family member, a loved one due to this massacre,\u201d said Yanquiel Cardoso, a physical culture specialist who participated. \u201cWe are asking for a ceasefire \u2026 and for Palestine to be free.\u201d Many young people had posters with the phrase \u201cFree Palestine\u201d with crude photographs of children injured by bombs or flags identifying both Cubans and Palestinians. \u201cThis march means a lot to us,\u201d said Sami Sabala, a 26-year-old Palestinian medical student in Havana. \u201cIt raises feelings. And it makes people feel that Palestine is not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The war started Oct. 7 when Hamas militants entered southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages being taken to Gaza. Israel\u2019s crushing aerial, ground and naval offensive in Gaza has left more than 13,300 Palestinians dead and caused wide destruction in the sealed-off enclave. Since the war began, this is the second time that Cuba\u2019s top leaders have participated in solidarity rallies. Last week, the Palestinian flag was projected on the monument to Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed, the most iconic in the Caribbean capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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