Thousands of people are demonstrating this Saturday in Berlin in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, victims of Israeli bombings following the October 7 attack on their territory by the Islamist Hamas movement.
Initial estimates by local police indicate the presence of at least 3,500 people, but authorities noted that number will continue to rise throughout the day.
Banners carried by protesters include phrases such as “Save Gaza,” “Stop genocide,” or “Ceasefire,” Agence France Presse (AFP) reported.
Protesters armed with Palestinian flags and keffiyehs (scarves of Palestinian activists) gathered at Alexander Square in central Berlin.
This protest was organized by several associations supporting Palestinians. 1,400 police officers were sent to the scene.
In recent days, several demonstrations in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have taken place in Germany, ending in clashes with the authorities.
On October 7, Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel, carried out an unprecedented attack on Israeli territory, killing more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, and more than 200 hostages. whom he holds captive in the Gaza Strip.
Israel then launched a sweeping retaliation against the impoverished Palestinian enclave, controlled by Hamas since 2007, with cuts in food, water, electricity and fuel supplies and daily bombings, followed by a ground offensive that ended the siege on Thursday. Gaza.
The conflict has caused the deaths of at least 9,250 people in the Gaza Strip and 1,400 people in Israel.
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