Arab-Israelis and Israeli left-wing activists hold placards and photos of malnourished children during a protest at HaBima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP
Arab-Israelis and Israeli left-wing activists hold placards and photos of malnourished children during a protest at HaBima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP

A demonstrator holds a placard that reads in Hebrew: ‘40 out of 2800 babies (0-2 years-old) killed by Israeli bombing in Gaza’, during a protest by Arab-Israelis and Israeli left-wing at HaBima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP
A demonstrator holds a placard that reads in Hebrew: ‘40 out of 2800 babies (0-2 years-old) killed by Israeli bombing in Gaza’, during a protest by Arab-Israelis and Israeli left-wing at HaBima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP

Arab-Israelis and Israeli left-wing activists hold placards and chant slogans during a protest at Habima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP
Arab-Israelis and Israeli left-wing activists hold placards and chant slogans during a protest at Habima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP

Demonstrators stand under portraits hanging from a tree of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks, behind a banner reading ‘End Starvation’, during a protest by Arab-Israeli and Israeli left-wing activists at HaBima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP
Demonstrators stand under portraits hanging from a tree of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks, behind a banner reading ‘End Starvation’, during a protest by Arab-Israeli and Israeli left-wing activists at HaBima square in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 23, against the ongoing conflict and catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. — AFP

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