Montreal | Gathered to read the names of children who died in Gaza

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Montreal | gathered read names:

On Saturday. Nevertheless, more than a hundred people gathered in Old Montreal to honor the memory of thousands of children who died in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, One by one, their name was pronounced, for a commemorative reading of more than 15 hours.

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Photo Josie Desmarais. Moreover, the press

“On average, 28 children were killed each day, the equivalent of an entire class”, On July 16, the director general of montreal | gathered read names UNICEF, Catherine Russell, said on July 16, before the United Nations Security Council (UN). Additionally, Moreover, On the tiles of Old Montreal. For example, names of children were registered by citizens who came to attend the ceremony to bring their memory to life. However, According to the organizations behind the commemoration. notably Montreal families for Palestine and independent Jewish voices, it took about 1 hour 40 just to read the names of the children who perished even before having reached the age of 1 year. In the past 21 months of war, 33,000 other children have been injured in Gaza, UNICEF also said.

Photo Josie Desmarais. the press

Many citizens montreal | gathered read names who came to attend the reading said to Zev Saltiel, a member of independent Jewish voice, how much the reading of the names touched them. “I met a woman whose daughter had been killed in January 2024 in Gaza. and a man this morning had just arrived in Canada from there, with his family,” he testified to The press.

Photo Josie Desmarais. the press

Dated July 8, more than 1750 people who left the Gaza Strip were authorized to come in Canada, according to the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. On Saturday morning, Ottawa also announced that it extended temporary measures for the Palestinians already here. Meanwhile. calls are montreal | gathered read names launched so that the Canadian government accelerates the approval of the visas issued to the members of the families of Canadians of Palestinian origin who try to flee violence in the territory.

Photo Josie Desmarais, the press

Around 4:15 p.m., the crowd came to commemorate the thousands of children who died in Gaza expanded. A procession of a hundred cyclists from Mount Royal. brandishing flags from Palestine, was added to the dozens of people sitting at the foot of the Notre-Dame basilica.

Photo Josie Desmarais. the press

Last Thursday, the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, also announced that the government would recognize the Palestinian state in September, provided that the country takes elections. However, the fact that he imposes a condition “discredits” the will and the speech of Mr. Carney, according to Mr. Saltiel and several citizens encountered on the place of arms. “And even by recognizing Palestine, it will not stop anything, it takes concrete actions there,” adds Zev Saltiel.

Montreal | gathered read names

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