A few dozen peace activists gather in Jerusalem's Independence Park, near the American consulate, holding up portraits of Palestinians who have been killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel's offensive against Hamas. Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack against Israel from Gaza on October 7, killing about 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures, while the Hamas government's media office say at least 20,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES