Protestors in San Sebastian, Spain performed a “die-in” demonstration in a tribute to those who have lost their lives in Gaza on Sunday, March 17. Hundreds of people lay together on the ground to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as Israel’s assault enters its sixth month. Along La Concha beach’s esplanade in the Spanish city, many people held anti-war banners and Palestinian flags, with a huge painting inspired by world-renowned artist Pablo Picasso’s anti-war artwork “Guernica.” Named after another Spanish city, Guernica, the painting is a response to the 1937 bombing of the town during WWII. Guernica is the site of the first large-scale military air assault against civilians in history, causing widespread destruction. Artists and activists from the Gernika-Palestina collective, which organized the gathering, drew a parallel between the situation in Gaza and the historic tragedy in Guernica. #spain #sansebastian #antiwar #protest #Picasso #guernica

After the United States dropped an atomic bomb named “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the WWII on August 6, 1945, the explosion — which caused widespread death and destruction throughout the city — was estimated to have amounted to 15 kilotons (the equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT). Nearly 80 years later, the explosive force of the bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes on Palestine’s Gaza since Hamas’s cross-border attack on October 7 is “equivalent to the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima”, the head of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Salama Marouf, said. Following the October 7 attacks that killed 1,400 Israelis, Tel Aviv’s retaliatory strikes on the besieged enclave have killed at least 6,546 Palestinians, including more than 2,600 children, with the combined death toll now totalling nearly 8,000.

Ottoman soldiers posing for a photograph with their regimental flag at Gaza, 1917. . Today 104 years ago, on September 19, 1918, the Battle of Megiddo began on the Palestine Front, resulting in the Ottoman Empire's defeat in the First World War. . In the summer of 1918, the British forces on the Palestine Front had received significant reinforcements, notably Indian soldiers, which General Allenby sought to put to use for a final, decisive offensive to defeat the Ottomans. . The main attack would fall westwards near the Mediterranean coast at Nahr el Faliq against the Ottoman 7th and 8th Armies. Once a breakthrough was achieved and the Ottomans forced to retreat eastwards, British and Commonwealth forces further east would attack northwards at Nablus to block off the Ottoman retreat and encircle them. . Secrecy was an essential part of the Allied plan, and considerable efforts were made to deceive the Ottomans of where the attack was falling. The Arab Northern Army of the Arab Revolt would attack the vital railway city of Daraa in Jordan to distract them from the Mediterranean coast. . The Ottomans were anticipating the attack, but 4 years of war had rendered their units weakened and demoralized, also suffering from a lack of reserves and supplies. On September 16, 1918, the Arab forces attacked at Daraa, which succeeded in luring Ottoman troops away from the coasts. . On September 19, 1918, following an intense 12-minute artillery bombardment of 385 guns, British Commonwealth and Indian troops attacked at Nahr el Faliq and broke through the Ottoman lines. The British Desert Mountain Corps soon advanced north, with no Ottoman reserves to resist them. The Ottoman 8th Army retreated northwards while the 7th Army retreated east towards Jordan, in order to prevent encirclement. . On September 21, British aircrafts spotted the Ottomans retreating eastwards and began dropping bombs. The Ottoman 7th Army was effectively destroyed in under an hour. Nablus was captured on the same day. ⬇️CONTINUED BELOW⬇️ . #worldwar1 #worldwarone #ww1 #wwi #firstworldwar #thegreatwar #history #wwii #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwar #flag #Turkey #Ottoman