Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Hagia Sophia Square in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday to mourn the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and support Palestinians in Gaza under the banner “Last Call,” Anadolu news agency reported. Participants from across the historical peninsula came together to protest Israeli forces’ relentless air attacks and ground offensives against Palestinians, which have killed nearly 40,000 people in the Gaza Strip in less than 10 months, and to express their full support for Palestinians in Gaza who are struggling for food, water, and shelter. Hamas political bureau chief Haniyeh issued the call for this day of action before being assassinated in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday. Haniyeh had declared 3 August […]
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