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Pictures54 PhotosOctober 22, 20232:05 PM UTC

Global protests in support of Palestinians, rallies for hostages trapped in Gaza

Protesters around the world gather in support of Palestinians in Gaza, while others demand the release of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas gunmen, as concerns about the risk of the Israel-Hamas war mushrooming into a wider Middle East conflict rise.

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Protesters calling for a cease fire in Gaza and an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict occupy the rotunda of the Cannon House office building, surrounded by a ring of US Capitol police on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 18. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

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A woman holds a placard during a demonstration to show support and solidarity with the families of hostages who are being held in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 21. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

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Octavia Jeram, 6, holds up a yellow rose as demonstrators hold a vigil outside Downing Street in solidarity with Palestinians after the Al-Ahli hospital blast in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 18. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

LONDON, United Kingdom

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People react as residents of Tel Aviv show support and solidarity with the families of hostages who are being held in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 21. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

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Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 21. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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Children holding toys and signs take part in a protest against Israel as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 21. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

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Yifat Zailer, whose family members were abducted, reacts as the families of people who are missing or were abducted from Israel, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, hold a press conference asking for a humanitarian corridor for the transfer of medicine and humanitarian aid for captives who require life-saving medical treatment, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 14.... Read more

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

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Protesters hold signs and flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Vienna, Austria, October 21. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

VIENNA, Austria

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People chant, "Free Palestine", at a protest in support of Palestinians, in Bucharest, Romania, October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

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Signs and posters hang on a wall as residents of Tel Aviv show support and solidarity with the families of hostages who are being held in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 21. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

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A person participates in a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the Israeli Embassy, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 21. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK, THAILAND

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A dinner table is set with empty chairs that symbolically represent hostages and missing people with families that are waiting for them to come home, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 20. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

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People pray as they take part in a pro-Palestinian protest, after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, in Amman, Jordan, October 18. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni

AMMAN, JORDAN

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People react as residents of Tel Aviv show support and solidarity with the families of hostages who are being held in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 21. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

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Activists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza protest near the White House in Washington, US, October 16. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

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A person wears a sign that reads "Against terror and radicalism, for peace and humanity", as they attend the rally "Against terror and antisemitism! Solidarity with Israel" organized by Germany's Central Council of Jews, political parties, unions and civil society, at Brandenburg Gate, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany October... Read more

BERLIN, GERMANY

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People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza following the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 22. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSLES, BELGIUM

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A woman looks at posters depicting missing Israeli citizens likely among the hostages held in Gaza, with the word "kidnapped," following Saturday's attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas against Israel, in a street in Paris, France, October 13. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

PARIS, FRANCE

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A police officer stands guard during a pro-Palestinian demonstration as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Frankfurt, Germany, October 18. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

FRANKFURT, GERMANY

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A woman wears a glove with red paint stains as demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Duesseldorf, Germany, October 21. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

DUESSELDORF, GERMANY

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[21/54]Pro-Palestinian students take part in a protest in support of the Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at Columbia University in New York City, US, October 12. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

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