Interfaith commemoration takes places in London to mourn Gaza victims
Healthcare workers gather at Gasholder Park upon the call of Health Workers for Palestine to stage a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London, United Kingdom on December 24, 2023 [Raşid Necati Aslım/Anadolu Agency]
In a display of solidarity, people from three Abrahamic religions gathered at Gasholder Park in London to commemorate and offer prayers for the lives lost in the Israeli attacks on Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports.
Health workers, responding to the call of “Health Workers for Palestine,” organised the event.
“Christmas in Bethlehem is cancelled this year. Instead, heads of Jerusalem churches asked for ‘heartfelt prayers for a just and lasting peace’,” said the organisers.
“Showing solidarity across different faiths a denominations, we commemorate lives lost to indiscriminate civilian attacks and call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza,” they added.
Mona, a pediatric nurse and a Christian by faith, said she finds it hard to celebrate Christmas while civilians are suffering in the holy land.
She shared the staggering toll of the conflict, noting that nearly 340 healthcare workers in Gaza lost their lives.
Additionally, 110 healthcare workers were arbitrarily detained by Israel, with their fate remaining unknown, she added.
Mona drew attention to the damage inflicted on religious structures, with 176 mosques and four churches attacked, leaving no place of worship safe in Gaza.
Aaron Keller, a Jewish activist from the Anti-Occupation British Jews Platform (Na’amod), highlighted the dire situation in Gaza, where over 20,000 civilians have been killed in Israeli attacks.
SOURCE: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231225-interfaith-commemoration-takes-places-in-london-to-mourn-gaza-victims/