(16 Jan 2025)
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Baghdad, Iraq – 16 January 2025
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Iraqi police escorting demonstrators
2. Various of demonstrators raising Iraqi and Palestinian flags
3. Various of demonstrators marching and chanting AUDIO (Arabic): "God is the greatest"
4. Various of female demonstrators chanting AUDIO (Arabic): “Gaza remains resilient”
5. Various of demonstrators on the streets
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Adnan al Hamidi, Mosque Imam and demonstrator:
“This stance shows our gratitude for almighty God. These crowds are happy and pleased for this victory by our stationed brothers in Palestine after the almighty God retaliates against the enemies’ deception, by Zionists and their agents.”
7. Various of demonstrators on the streets
8. Female demonstrators with banner
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aya Talib, demonstrator:
“We are happy and full of joy for the ceasefire. We are happier than the Eid day, and happier than any achievement that we gained in our life. This victory is not for individuals, but it is a victory for Islam. This is a victory for the few and vulnerable people which stood up against the most arrogant entity in the world, against the most powerful entity in the world. Our message to the world’s countries, the Arabic and Islamic ones, is to move immediately and to save what remains of Gaza, and to rebuild Gaza.”
10. Demonstrators holding Iraqi and Palestinian flags
STORYLINE:
While a final decision about a ceasefire was still on hold by the Israeli government, hundreds of Iraqis welcomed Thursday the announcement of a possible deal that would pause the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The demonstration was called by Abu Hanifa Mosque, a prominent Sunni mosque in the Iraqi capital, and began just after the Isha (night) prayer.
"These crowds are happy and pleased for this victory by our stationed brothers in Palestine," said local Imam Adnan al Hamidi, also participating in the event.
People raised Iraqi and Palestinian flags during the demonstration, marching through the streets.
Demonstrator Aya Talib said she was "happy and full of joy" for the much-needed cessation of hostilities.
“This is a victory for the few and vulnerable people which stood up against the most arrogant entity in the world, against the most powerful entity in the world," she said.
Rising tensions — both in negotiations and in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government coalition — raised concerns about the implementation of the deal just a day after U.S. President Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar announced it was complete.
Netanyahu said Thursday that a last-minute dispute with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of the long-awaited deal.
Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 72 people in the war-ravaged territory.
The deal announced Wednesday would see scores of hostages held in Gaza released and a pause in fighting with a view to eventually wind down a 15-month war that has destabilized the Middle East and sparked worldwide protests.
AP video shot by Ali Jabar
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