Demonstrations erupted today across Europe demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urging European governments to halt arms sales to Israel in the face of the latter’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
In London, a march for solidarity with Palestine began in central London and moved towards 10 Downing Street, the official headquarters of the UK Prime Minister of and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Protesters called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for the UK government to stop issuing arms sales licenses to Israel.
This march is part of a Global Day of Action for Palestine, coinciding with the 76th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, which protesters say is ongoing through Israel’s policies of ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, and genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories.
In Paris, France, demonstrators marked the 76th Nakba anniversary with a march condemning the aggression in Gaza and calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Organized by various associations, protesters carried banners denouncing what they described as international community’s complicity in Gaza’s plight. They urged French President Emmanuel Macron to take more serious measures to stop the Israeli aggression.
Simultaneously, a protest in Berlin, organized by German associations including Jewish organizations, was organized in solidarity with Palestine and in protest of the genocide being committed by Israel in Gaza.
The demonstrators condemned the Israeli military offensive in Rafah and the massacres of civilians, calling for an end to German arms exports to Israel and urging the German government to press Israel to halt the war on Gaza.
In Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, another march took place in a show of support for the Palestinian people and in condemnation of the Israeli war on Gaza.
Since October 7th of last year, Israel has been waging a destructive war on the Gaza Strip with backing from the US administration, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinian civilian casualties, mostly children and women, and causing a humanitarian catastrophe and massive infrastructure destruction.
Source: WAFA
