Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Kenyans Protest Against Israeli Attacks on Gaza Strip

© AFP 2023 STRINGERMembers of the muslim community in Kenya hold banners as they wave Palestinian flags and chant slogans during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine in Mombasa on October 21, 2023.
Members of the muslim community in Kenya hold banners as they wave Palestinian flags and chant slogans during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine in Mombasa on October 21, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 22.10.2023
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On October 7, Palestinian group Hamas launched a rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip, prompting Israel to declare a state of war the following day and launch retaliatory strikes. Later, Israel ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, cutting off the supply of water, food and fuel.
Kenyans took to the streets of Mombasa on Saturday to show solidarity with Gaza residents enduring an Israeli blockade and incessant attacks.
The demonstrators held banners and waved Palestinian flags as they were led by a current Member of Parliament for Nyali Constituency in Mombasa County, Nyali MP Mohamed Ali, who expressed his support for Palestine and called on people to raise their voices.
"We stand with the people of Gaza during this trying time. The suffering and violence they are enduring must end. It is our duty as fellow human beings to raise our voices against such injustices," he said.
Protesters lift Palestinian flags and a portrait of Mohammed Deif chief of Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, during rally at the entrance of the French embassy complex in Beirut early on October 18, 2023, in support of Palestinians after a blast ripped through the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza killing hundreds. Israel and Palestinians traded blame for the incident, which an outraged and deeply saddened US President Joe Biden denounced while en route to the Middle East. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 18.10.2023
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In addition, Kenyans have held a pro-Palestinian vigil in the capital, Nairobi, as well as enouncing prayers for in some mosques in the country, media reported.
On October 17, the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza was hit by a rocket. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 471 people were killed, most of them women and children, making it the deadliest attack since the beginning of the latest escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Hamas said the attack was carried out by Israeli planes, and the Israel Defense Forces in turn stated that a rocket launched unsuccessfully by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group hit the hospital.
Several countries, including Russia, Venezuela, France, Qatar, Egypt, and Greece, have expressed outrage over the deadly attack on al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, condemning the targeting of civilian infrastructure and calling it a war crime.
On October 7, Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, and Hamas troops infiltrated the border areas. The next day, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means that the country is officially in a state of war, and launched a large-scale operation in response.
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