Ahead of a wider anti-war protest in Tel Aviv, some demonstrators held up photos of starving Palestinian children, with one sign saying, “Oppose crimes against humanity.”

Palestinians in Arab towns across Israel staged protests Friday to denounce the starvation crisis and continued military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which they described as an act of genocide. Demonstrators rallied in Jaffa, Tira, Rahat, and the northern village of Kabul, banging empty pots and chanting against the war and the blockade on food.

Protesters are calling on the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza and let in more aid"We are coming with, as you see, bags of flour to demonstrate our, first of all, our anger against this inhumane policy,