{"id":58087,"date":"2025-08-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/08\/12\/syria-massive-demonstrations-condemn-the-genocide-and-siege-in-gaza-and-denounce-targeting-of-journalists\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T00:00:00","slug":"syria-massive-demonstrations-condemn-the-genocide-and-siege-in-gaza-and-denounce-targeting-of-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/08\/12\/syria-massive-demonstrations-condemn-the-genocide-and-siege-in-gaza-and-denounce-targeting-of-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria: Massive Demonstrations Condemn the Genocide and Siege in Gaza and Denounce Targeting of Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Syria: Massive Demonstrations Condemn the Genocide and Siege in<br \/>\nGaza and Denounce Targeting of Journalists<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">On<br \/>\nMonday, several Syrian provinces witnessed massive popular demonstrations<br \/>\ncondemning the ongoing genocidal war waged by the Zionist occupation against<br \/>\nthe Gaza Strip and its deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\nevents took place in the capital, Damascus, and the provinces of Hama, Homs,<br \/>\nAleppo, and Idlib, where participants raised Palestinian flags and chanted<br \/>\nslogans opposing the occupation. They carried banners bearing slogans such as<br \/>\n&#8220;Freedom for Gaza&#8221; and &#8220;Palestine Is Not Alone.&#8221;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\ndemonstrators called on the international community to take urgent action to<br \/>\nstop the aggression and the siege imposed on Gaza, affirming their full<br \/>\nsolidarity with the Palestinian people.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">In<br \/>\nDamascus, journalists organized a protest stand wearing protective vests to<br \/>\ndenounce the killing of their colleagues in Gaza and to commemorate journalists<br \/>\nwho were martyred as a result of the Zionist occupation\u2019s shelling of their<br \/>\ntent near Al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday evening.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">A<br \/>\nsimilar demonstration took place in the city of Idlib, where journalists and<br \/>\nactivists participated, expressing their rejection of the targeting of<br \/>\nPalestinian media personnel.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\nZionist occupation had committed a new massacre on Sunday evening, which<br \/>\nresulted in the martyrdom of six journalists, including four from Qatar\u2019s Al<br \/>\nJazeera channel: reporters Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qureiqa, cameramen<br \/>\nIbrahim Zaher and Moamen Alawiya, in addition to their assistant Mohammed<br \/>\nNawfal, and Mohammed Al-Khalidi, who died on Monday morning due to his<br \/>\ninjuries.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Since<br \/>\nOctober 7, 2023, the Zionist occupation, with American support, has been<br \/>\ncommitting a genocide against the people of Gaza, involving killing, starving,<br \/>\ndestruction, and displacement, in disregard of international appeals and orders<br \/>\nfrom the International Court of Justice to halt these actions.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">According<br \/>\nto statistics, these crimes have resulted in the martyrdom of more than 61,000<br \/>\nPalestinians and injuries to over 153,000, alongside more than 9,000 missing<br \/>\npersons, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced and famine that has<br \/>\nclaimed many lives, including dozens of children.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(Source:<br \/>\nAgencies)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height: 150%; 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