Activists in New York have joined a global hunger strike movement to end the war on Gaza. They’re holding vigils outside the U.N.'s headquarters today and over the weekend to call attention to Israel's catastrophic, 13-month-long assault. Dozens of activists in Amman, Jordan, launched their hunger strike one week ago. This is Mohammed Al-Tobasy.

Mohammed Al-Tobasy: “We had the idea in response to international calls to pressure through a global hunger strike in order to break the siege on northern Gaza. From there, no one has anything more precious than his health, so we decided to use our health as a form of pressure. Hunger strike, as we all know, is a form of pressure and peaceful resistance to achieve a certain demand.”