Photo Essay: Mourning the loss of life, marching in solidarity with Palestine

A young Palestinian supporter watches on, as thousands of people gather at the Harry Bridges Plaza near the Embarcadero for the “All Out for Gaza” rally on Oct. 14, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote/CatchLight Local

Omar Ateyeh, 20, marches with the Palestinian flag during the “All Out for Gaza” rally on Oct. 14, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. “The situation is pretty bad,” Ateyeh said, who has family members living in Gaza, and unable to flee. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote/CatchLight Local

A large crowd marches during the “All Out for Gaza” rally on Oct. 14, 2023 in San Francisco, Calif. The rally was held in support of Palestinians who are struggling to flee the Gaza Strip, which has been targeted by Israeli forces following an attack by Hamas near the Israeli-Gaza border. As of press time, 3,478 Palestinians have been killed. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote/CatchLight Local

Seth Morrison, an American-Jew, wears a hat that reads ‘Free Palestine,’ during a public mourner’s kaddish organized by the IfNotNow, a movement by American Jews who work towards equality amongst Palestinians and Israelis on Oct. 10, 2023 at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco, Calif. “I have visited Palestine many times—most recently in August and I have, over the years, gotten to know many Palestinians,” said Morrison. “I have seen firsthand the oppression that goes on and the challenges that they live with and I fear for them now.” Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote/CatchLight Local

People light candles honoring those who have died in Palestine and Israel during a public mourner’s kaddish organized by the IfNotNow, a movement by American Jews who work towards equality amongst Palestinians and Israelis on Oct. 10, 2023 at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco, Calif.