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(KSL News) Over 100 people gathered at the Federal Building in Salt Lake City to protest Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip.
The group Utahns for a Just Peace in the Holy Land says Israel's attack on Gaza is hurting more than just militants.
It says the Israeli military is targeting more than a million innocent civilians because of Hamas.
Protester Ali Hasnain says, "Over the course of the last three or four days, nearly 400 people have died due to the air attacks by Israel, and a lot of them have been innocent children and a lot of innocent people."
The group says Israel is able to attack Gaza with such force because its weapons and money come from the United States. It says the only way the violence will stop is if the taxpayer demands their elected officials do something about it.
Hasnain says, "It's not an issue of nationalities. It's not an issue of politics per se. This is just an issue of bringing attention to the fact that when innocent lives are lost something needs to be done to put a stop to it."
The group wants peace in the region and says that it doesn't come through war.
