In the Occupied Territories, hundreds of Palestinian workers held protests in both Gaza and the West Bank Tuesday to protest unpaid wages. More than 160,000 Palestinian government employees have gone without salaries following a US and European aid freeze on the Hamas-led government.

• Riyad Awawi, a teacher in Ramallah: “We the employees are oppressed because we do not have any salaries but at the same time we do not want our government and our legislative council to give up its steadfastness. No to hunger and no to kneeling, no to sanctions. We want the world to hear our voices and tell them that we are being mistreated.”