Dozens of Palestinian lawyers held a protest in the highly disputed Gaza Strip on Tuesday (August 20) to protest Israel’s 12-year blockade on the seaside territory.

“Stop killing civilians by the occupation” reads one of the banners held by participants in the rally held at the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip.

“We call on the international community to shoulder their moral and legal responsibility and intervene to end the siege,” Faten Lulu, a lawyer with “Lawyers Against Blockade Association, a Gaza-based non-government organization told media outlets.

Dozensof Lawyers demonstrated today's Tuesday, in front of Erez crossing. AT 09:00 GMT , That was protect the rights of the refugees and break the siege and To demand the lifting of the unjust siege on the Gaza Strip . The participant raised the Palestinian flags.

official backed Gaza-based Palestinian factions on Tuesday warned there would be another escalation of violence if Israel didn’t implement understandings between Israel and Hamas , If Israel does not abide by the terms of the previous agreements.