Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli women rallied in the occupied West Bank to demand an end the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

According to foreign media, the protesters were chanting “We want peace.”

Many women wore white dresses and carried placards that read “Stop killing our children.”

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On this occasion, a Palestinian woman said, “We want our children to live instead of dying.”

Palestinian activist and director of the Alliance for Middle East Peace NGO Huda Abu Arqoub said that this is the first association between Israeli and Palestinian women on an equal footing.

According to Arab media, at least 243 Palestinians and 32 Israelis have been killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so far this year.