A large crowd gathered at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles Saturday for a pro-Palestinian rally as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approaches.

The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and its coalition organized the event to commemorate what they're calling a year of genocide carried out by Israel in Gaza.

Huge rallies were also held across the world, with gatherings expected to continue over the weekend and peak on Monday, the date of the anniversary.

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