Pro-Palestinian Rallies Across Balkans Call For Peace As Humanitarian Aid To Gaza Trickles In

Thousands of demonstrators in the Balkan countries of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia rallied in support of Palestinians as war rages between Israel and Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the EU and the United States. The crowds called for peace on October 22 as Israel intensified its bombardment of Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive. Hamas launched a fierce attack on Israel two weeks earlier, killing more than 1,400 Israeli citizens and taking more than 200 hostages. With water, electricity, and fuel supplies cut off, Gaza is facing a severe humanitarian crisis as relief supplies begin to enter the besieged territory.