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12 Palestine Red Crescent workers have now been killed in the line of duty. This includes three Palestine Red Crescent ambulance drivers killed on 10 February 2024. [199] The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 117 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 28,064. [200]
10 May – Palestine 194: The United Nations General Assembly votes 143–9 with 25 abstentions to approve a resolution granting Palestine new rights and requests, and to reconsider its request to become a UN member. The US, Argentina, the Czech Republic and Hungary, along with four Pacific nations, align with Israel in voting against the ...
Nakba Day (Arabic: ذكرى النكبة, romanized: Dhikra an-Nakba, lit. 'Memory of the Catastrophe') is the day of commemoration for the Nakba, also known as the Palestinian Catastrophe, which comprised the destruction of Palestinian society and homeland in 1948, and the permanent displacement of a majority of the Palestinian people.
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Arabic: اليوم الدولي للتضامن مع الشعب الفلسطيني) is a UN-organized observance. Events are held at the United Nations headquarters in New York , [ 1 ] as well as at the United Nations offices at Geneva , [ 2 ] Vienna and Nairobi .
A rally in Bangor, Maine organized by members of the Coalition for Palestine and other groups was held outside the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building and Courthouse. [6] Chicago saw demonstrations on I-90 and I-294, with traffic at the entrance to O'Hare International Airport shut down.
The March on Washington for Gaza was a protest on January 13, 2024, in response to the Israel–Hamas war, to call for a ceasefire in the conflict. [1] [2] The march was organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), and other groups.
On April 25, 2024, a student protest began at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to protest the administration's investments in Israel. The occupation, self-titled as the 'Palestine Solidarity Encampment', [5] was a part of pro-Palestine protests on university campuses campaigning for divestment from Israel. [6]
There are general laws in the State of Palestine pertaining to the Palestinian child, such as the Palestinian Child Law No. (7) for the year 2004 AD and the decision by Law No. [5] (4) for the year 2016 AD [6] regarding the protection of juveniles, as these laws codify and limit the laws pertaining to the child with the aim of protecting him.