HK activists stage protest, reading names of Palestinians killed since US-brokered ceasefire
A group of Hong Kong anti-war activists has staged a protest, reading from a list of 1,400 names of Palestinians said to have been killed in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect last October. Activist group HK Anti-war Mobilization held the protest in Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping districts, which […]
Anti-war activists in Hong Kong gathered in Causeway Bay, a bustling shopping district, to protest the loss of life in Gaza since a US-brokered ceasefire began in October 2025. The activists, belonging to the group HK Anti-war Mobilization, read out a list of 1,400 names of Palestinians who had died in the conflict. The protest, which took place on October 4, 2026, saw the group's members take turns writing names on a whiteboard, erasing it once it was filled, and moving on to the next set of names.
The conflict began in October 2023 when Hamas militants crossed into Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages. Since then, the death toll in Gaza has climbed to 74,237, as reported by the Gaza health ministry. In the period since the ceasefire went into effect, 1,454 Palestinians have been killed and 5,090 injured.
The activists criticized the "so-called ceasefire agreement" drafted by the US, stating that it has instead accelerated the US-Israeli collusion to invade Gaza. They pointed out that the 'Board of Peace', led by US President Trump, lacks Palestinian representation and is described by critics as a more "nimble and effective international peace-building body," despite its lack of genuine representation for those affected by the conflict.
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