Hundreds of Cubans, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel and different leaders of the communist-run island, marched in Havana to specific solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
The demonstrators, together with some 250 Palestinian medical college students residing in Cuba, carried a big banner that learn “Lengthy reside free Palestine”, whereas the president and his allies wore keffiyeh scarves – an emblem of Palestinian solidarity.
“We’re right here to help the simply declare of the Palestinian individuals, for his or her sovereignty, their freedom … and in opposition to the genocidal campaign that Israel practices in the direction of the Palestinian individuals,” mentioned Michel Marino, a 20-year-old worldwide relations pupil, on the occasion on Monday.
The march had been attributable to happen on October 7 to commemorate the primary anniversary of Israel’s conflict on Gaza after a Hamas-led assault on southern Israel, however it was postponed attributable to Hurricane Milton, which lashed Cuba and Florida in the USA final week.
“For an entire yr, our Gaza has not had a single day of calm, not a single day of peace and our individuals within the West Financial institution endure each day aggression whereas the world stays paralysed and unable to cease this tragedy,” mentioned Mohammed Suwan, a Palestinian pupil, as he addressed the contributors.
In June, the Caribbean island joined a lawsuit filed by South Africa in opposition to Israel earlier than the Worldwide Court docket of Justice over its navy offensive in Gaza.
