On the campus of UC San Diego Thursday, a group of students rallied to raise awareness of the pain they say Palestinians have faced for decades.
“A lot of our Palestinian friends on campus are struggling with the deaths of their families, friends and neighbors,” said one student.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
“We’re trying to be here to support one another and commemorate the lives that were lost,” another student said. Dozens of students tell NBC 7's Shellye Leggett that the Palestinian people are being forgotten because of the actions of the militant group Hamas.“No electricity, no water, no internet and they are all huddled in this one building,” said Ismal."And building by building around them is falling.”an emotional vigilAt Thursday's event, though, demonstrators said both Israelis and Palestinians have suffered at the hands of the Hamas.
“Our community is enduring an indescribable trauma and our togetherness at this moment is essential,” said a different student.“The only thing we can do is pray and it's so sad, it's disheartening, it's heartbreaking knowing there's nothing we can do,” said Ismal.
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