12.16.23 "If I must die, you must live." | March for the Martyrs
photography by Paul A. Notice II
“If I must die, you must live.”
More than 19,400 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF since Oct 7th, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza.
That includes more than 7,700 children directly killed by the IDF's assault on the Gaza Strip. Nearly 85% of Gaza’s population has been forced to leave their homes.
The majority of these killings and destruction of Palestinian lives and homes stem directly from IDF missile strikes on civilian targets including hospitals, libraries, apartment buildings, and schools.
Nearly 150 UN observers have been killed, and at least 90 journalists have been killed.
On December 16th, 2023 - the Palestinian Youth Movement organized a public demonstration demanding a ceasefire, liberation for Palestine, and honor the thousands of lives lost in the U.S.-backed genocide against Palestinians. It was called the "March for the Martyrs."
These are the photographs I took of that march.
“Who are our Martyrs? The word in Arabic, “shaheed,” translates more literally in English to “witness.” Our Martyrs are so named because their final moment on this Earth was as a witness to injustice — in the case of Palestine, that injustice being the Zionist occupation.”
photography by Paul A. Notice II
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