Thousands demonstrate in Berlin: United for Gaza in focus!
Thousands demonstrate in Berlin: United for Gaza in focus!
On June 21, 2025, thousands demonstrated in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin against the attacks on Gaza and the arms deliveries to Israel. According to the police, around 10,000 participants gathered and the protest was peaceful. The motto of the demonstration was "United for Gaza". Initiators demanded the end of German support for Israel and the decriminalization of the Palestinian protest.
The protesters, many with Palestinian towels and Palestinian flags, wanted to express solidarity with the Palestinian people with speech choirs and signs. On posters, demands for an immediate stop of the attacks in the Gaza Strip and the end of the arms deliveries to Israel were to be seen. Some participants kept blood red smeared Peace characters. The Berlin police monitored the situation with a helicopter, among other things, while the demonstration moved through the government district to Potsdamer Platz in the afternoon. rbb24 reports that the humanitarian location in the Gaza strip is catastrophic, with about 57,000 fatalities and over 135,000 injuries, with most of the victims of Palestinians.
The background of the conflict
The violent conflict began on October 7, 2023 with a attack by Hamas, in which more than 1,200 people were killed in Israel. Israel reacted with persistent attacks on Gaza. The current situation in the Gaza Strip is worrying; According to reports, over 54,700 people have been killed, and many areas are badly damaged. According to international organizations, this number also includes a high number of children and adolescents, since the humanitarian crisis in the region continues to escalate.
In addition, it was recently known that Hamas published a picture of the Israeli Geisel Matan Zangauker, combined with the threat that he would not survive his hostage. The relatives of the hostages, which are still captured in the Gaza Strip, require the Israeli government to have a comprehensive agreement on the release of the kidnapped. The protests in Israel, which, among other things, demand a stop of the military actions and the release of the hostages take place in several cities, whereby Tel Aviv is particularly active. Tagesschau notes that the security forces are violent against anti-war demonstrators.
protests in the Gaza Strip
There were also protest marches in the Gaza strip itself that demanded an end to the war. Some demonstrations were also directed against Hamas, which plays a major role in the conflict and punishes internal opponents hard. According to reports, hundreds of people protested in several places, including Beit Lahia and Jabalija. The participants expressed their despair about the devastating conditions and criticized not only the Israeli attack, but also Hamas. Tagesschau reports that despite the dangers associated with public demonstrations in the Gaza Strip| Details | |
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