Riga's Vermanes Garden hosts memorial event for Gaza victims
On Saturday in Riga, Latvia, a memorial event for civilians killed in the Gaza Strip took place in Vermanes Garden. The annual march was organised by the movement "For a Free Palestine" and the association "Jews for Peace".
A memorial event for the victims of the Gaza Strip was held on Saturday in Vermanes Garden in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Gaza is a coastal territory populated by Palestinians, where war between Israel and the Hamas group has been under way since October 2023. The event was dedicated to civilians who have lost their lives in that conflict.
Who organised it
The annual march in memory of the victims of what the organisers call the Gaza genocide is held by the movement "For a Free Palestine" and the association "Jews for Peace". The information comes from the organisers themselves. Such a memorial march is held every year.
How the conflict began
The conflict traces back to 7 October 2023. On that day Hamas, a group designated as terrorist, attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than 1,200 people were killed in the assault, and more than 250 were abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip.
Israel responded with a military operation in the Gaza Strip. Tens of thousands of people have died in the attacks carried out during that operation.
The source does not say how many people attended the event in Riga, how it unfolded, or what messages were delivered there.
