Days ahead of October 7 anniversary, Tampa activists protest Israel’s wars in Palestine and Lebanon

Last Saturday, as the world approached the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack that killed nearly 1,200 people and kicked off Israel’s now 12-month assault on Palestine, activists gathered in downtown Tampa to protest the Israeli government’s escalating war on Lebanon and its ongoing war in Palestine. The conflict in Lebanon—which Israeli officials say is to combat the influential Shia Muslim political party and armed group Hezbollah—has already killed at least 2,000 people, including at least 127 children, according to Democracy Now, which also reports that Israelis are now protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s “never-ending war” against Hamas. Reuters says “Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 41,500 people, with the majority of identified victims being women and children.”