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NEW YORK (PIX11) – Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to descend on Manhattan for the Stop Starving Gaza march this Saturday, organizers said.
“The blockade of Gaza has created a devastating hunger crisis that worsens daily as Palestinians continue to die of starvation and malnutrition,” The People’s Forum wrote on X. “Now, reports show the US is working with Israel to tie future aid to Israeli plans for full occupation.”
Israel’s finance minister announced on Thursday a new settlement project in the West Bank, which critics and Palestinians argued would cut the territory into two separate parts. Israel has also recently been accused of starving Palestinians seeking aid, with over 100 people dying from malnutrition i