By Palestine Chronicle Employees
Protestors demanded from European Union leaders a ceasefire in Gaza, financial and political sanctions in opposition to Israel and the discharge of Palestinian prisoners.
A march in assist of Palestine that started on January 20 in Paris resulted in Brussels in entrance of the European Council constructing, the place a gathering of leaders was being held on Thursday.
The Anadolu information company reported that demonstrators gathered in Schuman Sq. and chanted slogans reminiscent of “Free Palestine,” “Israel is killing the youngsters of Palestine,” and “Cease the genocide.”
BRUSSELS: unbelievable second contained in the European Parliament when the members to the march for Palestine @collectifmplp shouted for #CeaseFirelnGazaNOW . They walked from Paris to Brussels to name for the ceasefire. Nice initiative of individuals to folks solidarity #Gaza pic.twitter.com/8IRn1t2WbX
— anne paq (@annepaq) February 1, 2024
Protestors demanded from European Union leaders a ceasefire in Gaza, financial and political sanctions in opposition to Israel and the discharge of Palestinian prisoners.
One of many organizers, Omar Alsoumi, advised Anadolu that the EU has a “clear duty to cease this genocide, to cease commerce offers with Israel and to succeed in a ceasefire as quickly as attainable.”
“Our folks are actually ravenous. The hunger and the bombardment proceed,” Alsoumi added.
Including his voice to the protest was Irish Member of the European Parliament Mick Wallace who emphasised that EU member states, the US and the UK are utterly detached to the state of affairs in Gaza.
PARIS NOW: begin of the march for Palestine from Paris to Brussels! The march will finish on the European Council to demand a everlasting ceasefire, sanctions in opposition to Israel and the suspension of navy cooperation between the EU and Israel.#Gaza pic.twitter.com/t75FqjkJKv
— anne paq (@annepaq) January 20, 2024
“They haven’t even known as for a cease-fire. They solely desire a cease-fire on Israel’s phrases,” he mentioned on the web site.
Fabienne Minsart from Brussels mentioned she was “disgusted” by what is occurring in Gaza and added: “I’m shocked to see what Western international locations permit.”
Based on Gaza’s Ministry of Well being, 27,131 Palestinians have been killed, and 66,287 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza beginning on October 7.
Palestinian and worldwide estimates say that almost all of these killed and wounded are ladies and youngsters.
(PC, Anadolu)