“What is happening to the Palestinian people is severe and unjust, and we need to show our humanity,” part of a statement released by the group.

Hundreds of young people from school-based Muslim organizations took to the streets on Sunday, October 22, to show support for Palestinians in Gaza, who are affected by Israeli attacks that have so far resulted in the deaths of about 3,000 people over the past two weeks.

They called for a non-violent solution to the conflict between Israel and the Hamas Defender group, the target of the attacks in Gaza.

Led by the Muslim Youth Council (MYC) of Cagayan de Oro, composed of Muslim student organization heads from 12 secondary and tertiary schools, the youth peace advocates, most of them wearing hijab and kufi, walked a two-kilometer stretch from the Rodelsa Circle in Nazareth village to the Amphitheater in the city’s old commercial area, where they voiced their collective call for peace.