About half a million Palestinians and their descendants live in Lebanon. They live in crowded refugee camps with limited resources. For the past month, they have been getting more and more angry as they watch the war between Israel and Hamas destroy a lot of Gaza.
In Lebanon‘s third-biggest city, Sidon, many people who support Hamas came together today in Nejmeh Square. They were holding their green flags. Some people wore Palestinian scarves while others wore black face masks.
Many people talked about how they disapproved of Israel’s military action in Gaza. They promised that Israel and its friends in the West would be blamed for the growing number of civilian deaths.
Boys wearing soldier clothes and carrying toy guns sat on their dads’ shoulders or on top of cars. They watched as Hamas leaders in Lebanon blamed Israel for making the situation in Gaza worse on purpose. They also said Israel doesn’t want to have meaningful discussions to free around 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
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Numerous Hamas sympathisers turn out for Lebanon rally
