Actions, protests & rallies
Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle
When
4:00pm Saturday 01 February
Where
Forrest Place
Perth WA 6000
AustraliaWhy
On 21 January, two days after the commencement of a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza, Israel launched a major military operation on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, raiding the city with troops, military vehicles, and bulldozers backed by airstrikes, drones, and Apache helicopters.
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At least nine Palestinians have been killed and more than 40 wounded in the ongoing operation, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry, which Israel has dubbed 鈥淥peration Iron Wall.鈥
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal of the 鈥渓arge scale and significant military operation鈥 was to 鈥渢o eradicate terrorism in Jenin.鈥
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According to eyewitnesses and civilians inside the Jenin refugee camp, Israeli forces have laid siege to the camp and snipers are targeting anyone who tries to leave.
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鈥淧eople tried to escape from the camp amid the ongoing Israeli invasion, but only some were able to get out. Others remain stuck at the edges of the camp unable to leave,鈥 Ahmad, a 26-year-old resident of the camp, told the news website Drop Site.
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The invasion comes immediately after Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces - who have been besieging and attacking Jenin since early December - withdrew from the city.
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Meanwhile, Israeli troops remain in Gaza amidst a shaky truce. Palestinians are now confronted with the daunting task of recovering bodies of loved ones buried beneath the rubble and rebuilding their destroyed homes and shattered lives. Israeli politicians continue to threaten an end to the ceasefire and a resumption of Israel鈥檚 brutal war on Gaza.
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We call for:
- a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Israeli occupation forces from Gaza
- an end to Israel鈥檚 assault of Jenin
- a complete withdrawal of all Israeli occupation forces and settlers from the West Bank
- a two-way arms embargo on Israel
- diplomatic and trade sanctions on Israel now!
- a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Israeli occupation forces from Gaza
- an end to Israel鈥檚 assault of Jenin
- a complete withdrawal of all Israeli occupation forces and settlers from the West Bank
- a two-way arms embargo on Israel
- diplomatic and trade sanctions on Israel now!