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Tens of thousands expected at Stop Starving Gaza protest in New York City
Editor's note: The video above aired in a previous newscast. 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.' More Local News 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 in Gaza since June, when Gaza's Health Ministry started keeping count of deaths related to starvation. Israel denied the Gaza Health Ministry's claims, saying that packages of food and water have been airdropped into the territory and alleging that Hamas is diverting aid. Here's everything you need to know about the Stop Starving Gaza protest: Where The protest will start at the steps of the New York Public Library near Bryant Park at 2 p.m. Protesters who can't make it to the march are encouraged to wear kuffiyehs or black armbands, picket Israeli embassies and consulates, walk out from work or school, host speak-outs and rally in front of businesses that profit from Israeli business in Gaza. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Organizations The organizations behind the upcoming protest include the Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, ANSWER Coalition, The People's Forum, International Peoples' Assembly, Al-Awda-NY and the Palestinian American Community Center of New Jersey (PACC). PIX11 News reached out to the NYPD for comment on the upcoming protest. For more information, including how to get to the city by bus, click here. This story comprises reporting from The Associated Press. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19 hours ago
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Hundreds join "Stop Starving Gaza" march in New York City
Hundreds of people marched across Manhattan in solidarity with Palestinians on Saturday. More than 200 organizations took part in the event, called "Stop Starving Gaza: Mass March for Humanity." Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil kicked off the rally outside the New York Public Library near Bryant Park before those in attendance started marching across Manhattan. Protesters called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the United States to stop sending aid to Israel. People from across the country attended. "As soon as we heard this was happening, we flew straight down," said Teela Segura, from Nevada. "No parent deserves to have their child hurt like this, to go through and not be able to feed their children. That's an atrocity." The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) blasted the Trump administration for the State Department's announcement on X Saturday that it would halt visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while the department conducts "a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days." "The children are starving. I've been involved. I've done humanitarian aid work," said Jim Keady, with New Jersey Peace Action and NJ CAIR. "Thousands and thousands of more people have died, and tens of thousands of people are now in threat of starvation." The United Nations is warning that levels of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza are at their highest since the war began. Meanwhile, Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory's most populated areas. The prime minister announced he will relocate Palestinians from Gaza City, which he calls Hamas' last stronghold, to so-called safe zones. "He's a war criminal. You can't have a war criminal administering in Gaza and the West Bank. It's outrageous," Hudson resident Dr. Maria Assevero said. Meanwhile, anxious families of Israeli hostages called for a Nationwide Day of Stoppage in Israel on Sunday to express growing frustration over 22 months of war. They fear the expansion of war will further endanger the remaining 50 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive and were recently seen on Hamas propaganda video, appearing emaciated.
