UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo.—As a group of a few hundred people took part in a March for Israel Sunday along the Delmar Loop and they were met with opposition from a pro Palestinian group. 

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis hosted the event, saying it was to show support for freeing the hostages still being held by Hamas and to take a stand against antisemitism. 

Israel’s air and ground war has killed thousands of Palestinians, mostly civilians, since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants killed 1,200 people and captured around 240. Over 100 of them were released during a weeklong cease-fire late last month.

Pro Palestinian demonstrators held signs and chanted during the march. 

Sunday, Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory's Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading.

The U.N. General Assembly has scheduled an emergency meeting on Tuesday to vote on a draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.

However, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, told The Associated Press that the draft resolution to be voted on Tuesday afternoon is similar to the Security Council resolution the United States vetoed on Friday.

The organization Voice of Palestine Network are holding what it’s calling an Emergency March for Gaza next Sunday Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. at Chouteau Park.