Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on September 20th

• Hamas’s Qassam Brigades has published a “farewell picture” of 48 captives still held in Gaza, hinting at potential risk to them due to Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza City.
• Four Israeli opposition leaders have formed an alliance called the “change bloc” to defeat Prime Minister Netanyahu in the next elections.
• The head of Gaza’s Health Ministry denounced Israel’s forced expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza City, adding that hundreds of thousands remain trapped there.
• Thousands of Israelis gathered at Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square for a rally to call on the government to secure a deal to release all those held in Gaza.
• Hamas has called for international action over Israel’s killing of medical personnel after the brother and sister-in-law of the director of al-Shifa Hospital were killed.
• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world should not be intimidated by Israel in taking action against its war on Gaza.

Demonstrators in Austria call for sanctions against Israel

Thousands of people have gathered in Vienna, the Austrian capital, in a demonstration to condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinian supporters attended the protest, which was organised by more than 40 Austrian NGOs.

Demonstrators marched to the Austrian parliament holding Palestinian flags and chanting slogans such as “Stop the genocide,” “Free Palestine”, and “Boycott Israel”. They also carried banners bearing the names of children killed by Israel in Gaza.


_{Protesters in Vienna call for sanctions against Israel over its devastating war on Gaza}