150,000 Palestinians in Israel Demonstrate Against Israeli Assault on Gaza

On Saturday, January 3 around 150,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel demonstrated in Sakhnin in support of the people of Gaza and in opposition to the Israeli aggression, which Saturday moved forward with a ground operation. The demonstration was organised by the Higher Monitoring Committee and was probably the largest demonstration in the community's history. See more here.

The following are photos from the demonstration, courtesy of the online news website, alarab.





Reports from Hamas say that 5 Israeli soldiers were killed and 29 injured as Israel began its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Check out this website for immediate updates in Gaza from those in Gaza - http://www.paldfmedia.net/news.htm