Flying a kite for peace on Saturday March 30th
By Circles Robinson
HAVANA TIMES – The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is calling for a day of action on March 30 to demand a permanent cease-fire and humanitarian access for Gaza. In the United States they will be urging Congress to end all military funding to Israel and insist that Israel immediately begin to uphold international humanitarian and human rights law.
Gaza has been under attack since Oct. 7 when Hamas forces unleashed their attack on Israeli communities leaving some 1,200 civilians and security forces dead. “Since then, over 31,341 Palestinians have been killed, 70% of them women and children. Another 10,000 are estimated to be buried under the rubble. Over 2 million people have been displaced from their homes, and over 70% of all homes and other structures in Gaza have been damaged or