More than 200,000 demonstrators gathered on the streets of Amsterdam in the Netherlands on Sunday, 8 November, demanding concrete and firm government action against Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. Participants in the demonstration, called “Red Line”, demanded the toughest trade sanctions against Israel and an end to all arms sales.
The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli military attacks in Gaza since the war began in October 2023 has risen to approximately 74,000, including around 21,000 children.
Although a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced on 10 October last year, Israeli airstrikes and shelling have continued to kill Palestinians almost daily. The crisis has also severely affected diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Israel. The Dutch foreign minister was forced to resign last year after failing to secure approval for new sanctions against Israel. By Rithy.
