Gov. Josh Shapiro joins more than 1,000 at rally outside Philadelphia in support of Israel

The rally, organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, marked the largest local showing of support since Hamas launched an unprecedented invasion Saturday.

More than 1,000 people, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, gathered at sunset Monday evening outside a Jewish community center in Wynnewood to mourn the victims of the assault on Israel this weekend and call for solidarity ahead of the deadliest attack on Israeli soil in over five decades.

The rally, organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia at the Kaiserman Jewish Community Center, marked the largest local showing of support since Hamas launched an unprecedented invasion on Saturday. It came on the heels of a pro-Palestine rally in Philadelphia Sunday that drew over 200 people to Center City in what organizers called a “emergency solidarity rally” to show support and denounce what they called Israeli aggression.