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Photos: Healthcare workers and allies hold public vigil in Schenley Plaza

A crowd of over 150 Pittsburgh healthcare workers, community members and students gathered together at Schenley Plaza on Friday evening for a vigil honoring the more than 264 Palestinian healthcare workers who have died in Gaza. Attendees of the vigil called for a “re-entry of vital humanitarian aid and demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire.”

More than 150 people gather to honor the names of Palestinian healthcare workers killed by the Israeli military response in Gaza at a public vigil in Schenley Plaza on Friday.
Healthcare workers and allies call for the re-entry of vital humanitarian aid and demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a public vigil in Schenley Plaza on Friday.
Healthcare workers and allies call for the re-entry of vital humanitarian aid and demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a public vigil in Schenley Plaza on Friday.
An attendee holds a flyer listing the 264 healthcare workers killed by the Israeli military response in Gaza from Oct. 7 to Dec. 4 during a public vigil at Schenley Plaza on Friday evening.
Community members hold handles and flowers to honor the names of Palestinian healthcare workers killed by the Israeli military response in Gaza in Schenley Plaza on Friday.
Healthcare workers and allies honor the names of every Palestinian doctor, nurse and medical student killed by the Israeli military since Oct. 7 during a public vigil at Schenley Plaza on Friday.
Community members hold handles and flowers to honor Palestinian healthcare workers killed by the Israeli military response in Gaza at a public vigil in Schenley Plaza on Friday.
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