A demonstrator places a candle next to posters, with photos of <em>Al Jazeera</em> journalists killed during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, placed by their colleagues, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument, in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters
A demonstrator places a candle next to posters, with photos of Al Jazeera journalists killed during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, placed by their colleagues, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument, in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters

 A demonstrator holds a photo of <em>Al Jazeera Arabic</em> correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed along with his colleagues during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters
A demonstrator holds a photo of Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed along with his colleagues during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters

 A demonstrator holds a poster with the photo of <em>Al Jazeera Arabic</em> correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed along with his colleagues during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters
A demonstrator holds a poster with the photo of Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed along with his colleagues during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters

 A demonstrator holds a photo of <em>Al Jazeera Arabic</em> correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed along with his colleagues during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters
A demonstrator holds a photo of Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed along with his colleagues during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Mexico on August 12, 2025. — Reuters

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