Almost 12,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in Brussels to call for Gaza ceasefire
Approximately 12,000 individuals participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brussels' European Quarter on Sunday. They were urging the European Union to support a ceasefire and the cessation of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 08:23 | 22 October 2023
- Modified Date: 08:29 | 22 October 2023
Around 12,000 people took part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brussels' European Quarter on Sunday, calling on the EU to advocate for a ceasefire and an end to Israel's closure of the Gaza Strip.
Demonstrators carried posters with slogans such as "Stop the genocide," "Stop the attacks" or "Free Palestine."
In response to a large-scale terrorist attack by the Hamas movement, Israel recently attacked hundreds of targets in the densely populated Gaza Strip.
According to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry, the number of Palestinians killed in the coastal area rose to more than 4,650 over the weekend. The numbers could not initially be independently verified.
As a result of the Hamas attack, more than 1,400 people died in Israel.
Demonstrators carried posters with slogans such as "Stop the genocide," "Stop the attacks" or "Free Palestine."
In response to a large-scale terrorist attack by the Hamas movement, Israel recently attacked hundreds of targets in the densely populated Gaza Strip.
According to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry, the number of Palestinians killed in the coastal area rose to more than 4,650 over the weekend. The numbers could not initially be independently verified.
As a result of the Hamas attack, more than 1,400 people died in Israel.
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