Hundreds of people took to the streets of Istanbul and marched to the Israeli consulate, condemning Israel's continued massacres, violations of the so-called ceasefire and the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.

The demonstration was held in response to Hamas's "Global Action" call, which seeks to mobilize international solidarity with the Palestinian people and draw attention to Israel's ongoing attacks and the devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Organized by the Islamic Solidarity Platform under the slogan "Do Not Remain Silent to Gaza's Cry," the march was supported by several organizations, including Özgür-Der, Prophet Lovers (Peygamber Sevdalıları) and the Free Jerusalem Platform.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered after the afternoon prayer at Beşiktaş Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Mosque before marching in a procession towards the Israeli consulate, carrying Palestinian flags and banners denouncing the occupation and calling for solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.

The banners included messages such as "Resistance Everywhere in Gaza, the West Bank, and Al-Aqsa!", "Oppression Continues in Palestine and Gaza! Do Not Remain Silent to Gaza's Cry!" and "Gaza is the Pride of the Ummah, the Shame of the Silent World!"

The programme following the march opened with a recitation from the Holy Quran by Ufuk Çolak.

'The massacre and occupation continue despite the so-called ceasefire'

Addressing the demonstrators, writer Necmettin Irmak said Israel had used the ceasefire narrative over the past year to divert international attention while continuing its aggression and oppression against Palestinians.

"For a year the Zionists have been trying to distract the whole world with a ceasefire story. Yet in Gaza neither a ceasefire took place, nor did the oppression or the bombardment end," he said.

Irmak criticized the silence and complacency of the Muslim world, stressing that the situation in Gaza remained far from normal as massacres, destruction and occupation continued.

He also emphasized that Israel had repeatedly failed to honour its commitments, while the Palestinian resistance continued to stand firm despite relentless attacks and immense sacrifices.

"We know these Zionists. We know they do not keep the promises they make. Yet the resistance also continues. There is no fear, no laziness, no slackening. The resistance continues in all its beauty," he said.

Recalling the establishment of an international body under the so-called ceasefire agreement, which was presented as a mechanism to protect Gaza from occupation and aggression, Irmak said its members had failed to demonstrate the courage necessary to take meaningful action against Israel.

Speaking on behalf of the Islamic Solidarity Platform, Dr. Mustafa Yılmaz stressed that the most important responsibility towards Gaza was to ensure that its suffering was never forgotten and that Israel's massacres and destruction of hospitals did not become normalized.

He described the devastation caused by Israel's attacks as having transformed Gaza into a vast landscape of rubble, with its healthcare infrastructure systematically destroyed and its population deprived of basic necessities.

"Nearly all hospitals, health centres and medicine depots have been destroyed. There is also no possibility of re-establishing them. Because the Rafah Border Crossing has become a gate of shame," Yılmaz said.

He drew attention to the desperate conditions facing Palestinian children, warning that babies in incubators were dying because of shortages of oxygen, medicine and infant formula.

Yılmaz also highlighted the devastating impact of recent rainfall on displaced families, saying nearly one million people had been struggling to survive after heavy rains flooded their makeshift shelters.

He further cited figures indicating that nearly 2,000 Palestinians had been killed since the ceasefire, arguing that the agreement had effectively become another pretext for Israel's continued massacres.

According to Yılmaz, Israel's attacks over more than three years had targeted approximately 800 healthcare facilities across Gaza, including nearly 40 hospitals and 160 health centres. He also said that 170 ambulances had been destroyed, along with those inside them, while 155 doctors had been killed.

Yılmaz warned that the systematic destruction of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure had devastated the territory's medical capacity and deprived its besieged population of essential healthcare.

The demonstration concluded with renewed calls for the Muslim world and the international community to break their silence, intensify solidarity with Palestine and take concrete action to end Israel's aggression, lift the blockade on Gaza and ensure the uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian assistance. (ILKHA)