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Added on the 22/10/2023 16:03:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
"Bring them home. Alive! now!" chant protesters holding pictures of Hamas-held Israeli hostages outside Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests have taken over the campus since Wednesday. IMAGES
Protesters outside the Israeli embassy in London, wave the Israeli flag and call for the return of the hostages who have been held captive by Hamas since 7 October. The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has entered its 12 month with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gather outside the Qatari embassy in London to demand the release of the 230 hostages held in Gaza by Hamas following its surprise attack on Israel on October 7. In addition to the hostages, Israeli officials say some 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, making it the deadliest in Israel's history. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says the retaliatory Israeli bombardment has killed more than 8,000 people, mainly civilians and half of them children. IMAGES
Several hundred people gather at the Trocadero in Paris at the call of Crif, an organisation of groups representing the interests of French Jews, to call for the release of all Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, six months after the October 7 attacks. IMAGES
Some 150 Israelis launch a 4-day protest march from Re'im near the border with Gaza to Jerusalem, calling on the government to reach a deal with Hamas to release the Israeli hostages still held captive in the Palestinian territory. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.