Leaders of Palestine Solidarity Committee, Bangladesh on Saturday protested against Israel鈥檚 recent decision to occupy Gaza and called on an immediate end to aggression and mass killings in Palestine.聽
The Israeli military on August 13 said that it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip following Israel鈥檚 security cabinet called for the seizure of Gaza鈥檚 largest city, according to an Agence France-Presse report published on August 14.
Addressing a protest rally at Shahbagh, leaders of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, Bangladesh, a combine of some left leaning political parties, also condemned the 鈥榠mperialist鈥� forces and the United States government for supporting the offensive.
Economist and former Jahangirnagar University professor Anu Muhammad criticised the international organisations concerned for their silence regarding Israel鈥檚 decision to take over Gaza.
鈥業srael could not continue such offensive without the support of the US imperialist force,鈥� said Anu Muhammad, remarking that the weaker US imperialism was, the safer the world would be.
Democratic Revolutionary Party general secretary Mushrefa Mishu said that common people around the world had raised their voices against Israel鈥檚 offensive and its decision for Gaza occupation.聽聽
鈥業srael must stop aggression on Palestine,鈥� she demanded.
Chairing the rally, Harun Or Rashid, a member of the committee, said that what was happening in Palestine was not a war between two countries but it was a war against humanity.
He urged the Bangladesh government to stand firm against Israel鈥檚 recent decision to occupy Gaza.
Shaheed Biplobi O Desh Premik Smriti Sangsad president Hasan Fakri, Jatiya Gana Front chief coordinator Rajat Huda, Bangladesh Shamyabadi Andalan leader Belal Chowdhury, among others, addressed the rally.
Israel escalated its offensive since 2023 and killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza鈥檚 health ministry, reported AFP.