In Israel and the Occupied Territories, thousands of Palestinians formed a human chain Monday to protest the ongoing Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis has worsened since Israel imposed a new aid and fuel embargo last month. Hamas lawmaker Mushir Al-Masri said Israel is leading Gaza’s population to a “slow death.”

Mushir Al-Masri: “We will not kneel and will not surrender. This sanction will fail. There will be blasts if this occupation will not end this siege on the Palestinians. The Zionist army and everyone that’s supporting it, especially those who are exposing the Palestinian people to slow death, are responsible for all the coming explosions.”