The Palestinian Ambassa­dor to Ghana, Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsatarri, has called on Ghana and international organisations to support the call for a ceasefire as the Israel-Pales­tine war continues to claim several Palestinian lives.

The Ambassador made the call over the weekend when he joined the Socialist Movement of Ghana and the Ga Adangme Youth in a peaceful protest march in Accra to highlight the plight of the Palestin­ian people in Gaza.

They march through some prin­cipal streets of Accra saw about 160 participants with some carry­ing placards with inscriptions such as, "Free Palestine now", "Stop killing the women and children now", "Hands off Yemen, occupa­tion target, city has been destroyed, the real face of occupation, Gaza bombed and we all Palestine." The three-hour walk which started at 10 am at the James Town (Ga Mashie) continued through to the Accra post office to Tudu and Makola market and ended at James Town roundabout.

Speaking to journalists after the walk, the Ambassador described the mass killing and atrocities in Palestine as disturbing. "Over the past year, more than 42,000 people from the community have been killed, including 15,000 children and 10,000 women, with over 120,000 injured.