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Students at the University of Manitoba have started a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on a grassy open area on the campus in south Winnipeg.
About two dozen people were on hand Tuesday morning at the start of a protest that organizers plan to run until Thursday, between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m.
The protest, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, is one of many across North America against Israeli actions in Gaza.
Israel launched attacks in Gaza in response to a deadly assault by Hamas on Israeli soil on Oct. 7. About 1,200 people were killed that day, when Hamas gunmen stormed Israel near the Gaza border. Another 252 people were abducted, of whom 133 are believed to remain in captivity in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.
Since then, more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to Gaza health officials. The United Nations has said famine …
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