Protesters in Swedish capital condemn Israel’s West Bank annexation plans, strikes on Lebanon

Hundreds of people gathered in central Stockholm on Saturday to protest Israel’s reported plans to annex the occupied West Bank and its continued attacks in Lebanon, Anadolu reports. The demonstration, held at Odenplan Square and organized by several civil society groups, drew attention to what protesters described as Israel’s increasingly aggressive policies in the region. Demonstrators accused Israel of violating the Oct. 10 ceasefire by targeting civilian areas in the West Bank and Lebanon. They carried banners reading “Children are being killed in Gaza,” “Schools and hospitals are being bombed,” “Stop the attacks on Lebanon,” and “End food shortages.” READ: French soldier killed in attack on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon: Macron Rana Qadri, an activist at the protest, told Anadolu […]