Israeli soldiers continue to advance in a ground attack on Rafah, a city in Gaza with many people. For months, activists and groups in Western Europe, Australia, and Pakistan have used the slogan “All Eyes on Rafah” to raise awareness about the ongoing war.
The phrase came from a comment by Rick Peeperkorn, the head of the World Health Organization’s Office of the Palestinian Territories.
He said, “All Eyes on Rafah” in February. This was right after Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the leader of Israel, planned to move people out of Rafah.
He wanted to attack and take away the last places where Hamas was. The saying tells people to not look away from what’s happening in Rafah.
About 1.4 million people left other parts of Gaza and are now in Rafah. Israel is attacking, even though many people who are not soldiers are there.
Groups like Save the Children, Oxfam, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign also used the saying.
They used it at protests in Paris, London, the Netherlands, New York City, and Los Angeles.
Famous celebrities in Pakistan, like actors Hania Amir, Sarah Khan, Amtul Baweja, Muniba Mazari, and Mathira put the same “All Eyes on Rafah” pictures on Instagram.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also posted the same picture on his Instagram.
Shahana Khan Khalil Speaks Out for Rafah
Shahana Khan Khalil, a blogger and influencer from Pakistan, made a video about Rafah with the hashtag ‘All Eyes on Rafah.’ In the video, she bravely introduces herself at the beginning. She raises her voice bravely for the people of Rafah. Shahana says,
‘My name is Shahana and I am a person who is alive today. I saw with my own eyes a video of a man holding up the body of a child who had been beheaded because of a violent attack on a refugee camp by the country of Israel.’
Pakistani influencers including Duaa Siddiqui, Muskan Aasef, and others also contributed in raising voice for Rafah.
Some famous people who have talked about this are Travis Head, who is an Australian cricket player, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who is a British singer, Bella Hadid, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Susan Sarandon, who are actresses.
There are a lot more than 195,000 posts with millions of views for the hashtag #AllEyesOnRafah on TikTok. On Tuesday, the topic was popular on Instagram too, and almost 100,000 more posts have been made there.
The most liked TikTok videos are from Zach Matari, who is a singer from America. His posts with the slogan got millions of views this month.
Other people who support Palestine, like Lubna Alhilo, Liz Kuhn, and Reema Bassoumi, also made some of the most liked videos.
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