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NYC Students Stage Walkout Demanding Gaza Ceasefire
"Resistance against occupation is a human right!" signs were held by throngs of students Thursday as they marched in Manhattan.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City students staged a mass walkout from their schools to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
Videos from the protests Thursday showed throngs of youngsters walking the streets in Manhattan, where they planned to converge on Bryant Park, carrying pro-Palestinian signs with slogans such as "Resistance against occupation is a human right!"
A coalition of pro-Palestinian groups appeared to organize the Bryant Park rally, variously dubbed "School Out For #CeasefireNOW" and "Shut It Down! For Palestine," social media posts show.
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The protests were the latest in the city since Oct. 7, when Hamas forces attacked Israel, slaughtered civilians and took 239 hostages.
Since then, the Israel-Hamas war has seen 1,400 Israeli deaths, mostly on Oct. 7 itself. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Other pro-Palestinian protests in New York City included media workers taking over the New York Times' headquarters' lobby over the paper's coverage.
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