Portraits of Biden and Netanyahu burned in Indonesia
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In Indonesia, protesters burned portraits of US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, RIA Novosti reports.
The protest took place at the US Embassy in Jakarta and the UN office. Protesters also burned Israeli national flags and chanted pro-Palestinian slogans.
It is reported that earlier rallies in support of Palestine were held in other Indonesian cities – Yogyakarta, Semarang, Solo, Makassar and Medan.
On the morning of October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. At the same time, organized groups of Hamas fighters began to penetrate into Israeli territory, who easily overcame the first line of defense of the Israeli army, took hostages and caused serious damage. Israel later launched Operation Iron Swords, attacking the Gaza Strip and cutting off all supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel.
At the moment, the number of deaths from Israeli army strikes in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 4,100, including 19 Russian citizens, and the number of wounded has exceeded 13 thousand. In addition, Hamas militants may be holding up to 150 Israelis hostage.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop all hostilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a resolution to this crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, that is, the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.
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