Demonstrations took place in a number of European cities on Wednesday evening to demand an end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip GazaThe demonstrators chanted slogans calling for freedom for the Palestinian people.
The war, which has been continuing for 26 days, left more than 8,700 martyrs, most of them women and children, as entire families were erased from the civil registry, and entire neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip were destroyed.
Hundreds demonstrated – according to police estimates – in front of the government headquarters, “10 Downing Street” in London, in conjunction with the meeting with the British Prime Minister. Rishi Sonak with Kamala Harris US Vice President.
Al Jazeera correspondent Asad Allah Al-Sawy said that the demonstration attracted a large crowd, despite it being organized urgently and on a working day, unlike the demonstrations last Saturday in which hundreds of thousands participated.
BREAKING: Hundreds of people have gathered outside the gates of Downing Street to demand Vice President @KamalaHarris calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.#CeasefireNOWpic.twitter.com/nXhwLzsFVh
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He added that the demonstrators demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the lifting of the siege on the Strip. They also chanted slogans calling for the liberation of Palestine.
The reporter stated that the demonstrators directed harsh criticism at the British Prime Minister, who they said had “blood on his hands” because of his responsibility for supporting and arming Israel.
Solidarity activists organized a march towards the US Embassy in Brussels to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. But activists said that the police did not allow the march to approach the embassy building.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International called for following the example of Belgian labor unions that decided to block arms shipments to Israel in protest against the war on the Gaza Strip.
🇵🇸Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the US embassy in Brussels to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The demonstrators were not allowed near the embassy building and the situation was controlled by reinforced police units. The rally was peaceful. pic.twitter.com/Ml1LEbdJOh
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The Belgian transport workers’ unions called on their members on Tuesday to refuse to load or unload arms shipments sent to Israel. They said in a joint statement that workers’ participation in loading or unloading these weapons “means supporting regimes that kill innocents.”
A demonstration took place in Cologne in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, and participants raised Palestinian flags, demanding an end to the Israeli war.
Speeches were given during the demonstration; The speakers called for stopping crimes against the Palestinian people and liberating their land.
