One Year Later: Impacts of Israel-Hamas War on the Central Valley

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- On October 7, 2023, the satellite watched successful fearfulness arsenic a panic onslaught connected Israel killed much than 1,200 radical sparking a warfare with Hamas successful Gaza.

Days later, supplication vigils and protests began successful Fresno.

One successful solidarity with Israel astatine Cornerstone Church connected October 12.

"We wanted to connection immoderate anticipation that adjacent successful the midst of this sadness, determination is idiosyncratic we tin crook to. We tin crook to our faith," said Pastor Jim Franklin astatine the time.

Across the street, a pro-Palestinian protestation calling for an extremity to the warfare and Israel's concern of Gaza.

"We are each quality beings and yet I consciousness similar my radical person been treated similar they are subhuman oregon the different and that's wholly not true, we are each quality beings and we merit the close to unrecorded humanely," said protester Layla.

Since then, much than 41,000 Palestinians person been killed successful Israeli attacks connected Gaza, galore of them civilians.

The calls for a ceasefire grew louder connected assemblage campuses, including a peaceful sit-in astatine Fresno State successful May

Then a days-long protestation encampment astatine UC Merced.

Israel's emblem was raised implicit metropolis hallway successful downtown Fresno, a amusement of support.

Months later, a Palestinian emblem was raised implicit Unity Park successful Eaton Plaza.

Emotions moving precocious connected some sides, adjacent a satellite apart.

"A batch of sadness, hurt, truthful galore mixed feelings. Feeling similar you person to beryllium that you're human, that these radical merit to beryllium alive," said Biane Shahin.

Rabbi Rick Winer says the unit indispensable extremity connected each fronts.

He points retired those calls are coming from wrong Israel arsenic well, wherever helium spent respective days implicit the summer.

"Tens of thousands, adjacent during this warfare are coming retired to protestation immoderate of what is going on, successful an effort to get the hostages backmost and extremity the violence, this rhythm of violence," said Rabbi Winer.

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