Thousands attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war

According to Oxfam, astir 150,000 radical successful the Netherlands called for the authorities to bash much against the warfare successful Gaza.

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered successful the Netherlands to reason Israel’s genocidal warfare connected Gaza and to telephone connected the authorities to instrumentality a stronger stance, arsenic astir 55,300 Palestinians person present been killed successful the much than 20-month-long war.

On Saturday, immense crowds of radical marched done the streets of The Hague for the 2nd clip successful 4 weeks towards the International Court of Justice.

Rights groups, who were among the organisers of the rally, including Amnesty International and Oxfam, said the objection aimed to make a symbolic “red line” that they accidental the authorities has failed to acceptable to halt Israel’s warfare connected Gaza and its Palestinian population.

Demonstrators sang, delivered speeches and marched past the courthouse, which is proceeding a lawsuit by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide during its warfare connected the besieged enclave.

Michiel Servaes, manager of Oxfam Novib, said “more than 150,000 people” attended the protestation calling for “concrete sanctions to halt the genocide successful Gaza”.

Demonstrators protestation against conditions successful Gaza and request that the caretaker authorities enforce sanctions against Israel, successful The Hague, Netherlands [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]

Reporting from The Hague, Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen said that the ample turnout was impervious that much radical successful the Netherlands cull their government’s enactment for Israel.

“While determination is overmuch vexation astir the deficiency of action, protesters present accidental the absorption should stay connected the continuing genocide successful Gaza contempt Israel’s efforts to distract attention,” Vaessen said, adding that protesters besides called for Israel to halt its attacks connected Iran.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof said that the “unprecedented” thousands of radical successful The Hague raised their voices with “concerns, choler and frustration”.

“The Netherlands remains committed to stopping the unit and ending the humanitarian blockade. We are perpetually looking astatine however we tin beryllium astir effectual with our efforts, some successful beforehand of and down the scenes, to amended the concern connected the ground,” Schoof wrote connected X.

“To each those radical successful The Hague, I say: ‘We spot you and we perceive you.’ Our extremity is yet the same: to extremity the suffering successful Gaza arsenic soon arsenic possible,” helium added.

Salih el Saddy, a aesculapian doc protesting, told Al Jazeera that arsenic a doctor, it’s “very achy to watch” the scenes from Gaza.

Pro-Palestine protests besides were taking spot successful Belgium, Turkiye, Brazil, and Greece, each calling for an contiguous extremity to the warfare successful Gaza.

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