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Malay Mail
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Tens of thousands Dutch protesters form ‘red line' for Gaza in biggest demonstration against Israel's genocide in 20 years
THE HAGUE, May 19 — Tens of thousands of people turned out yesterday in The Hague to protest the Dutch government's policy on Israel's war on Gaza. Many protesters dressed in red at the request of the organisers, Oxfam Novib, who wanted to symbolically trace a red line for Gaza. Rally participants pressed the Dutch government to take action against Israel, arguing that it is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. Organisers said more than 100,000 people took part, describing it as the largest demonstration in the country in 20 years. Police did not give an estimate. One demonstrator, 25-year-old Rick Timmermans accused the government of supplying parts for the F-35 warplanes Israel was using for strikes on Gaza. 'Sometimes I'm ashamed of the government because it doesn't want to set any limits,' said 59-year-old schoolteacher Jolanda Nio. Israel's army announced 'extensive ground operations' Sunday as part of its newly expanded campaign in the Gaza Strip, where rescuers reported dozens killed in a wave of Israeli strikes. Hamas's October 2023 attack that triggered the war resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Hamas also took 251 hostages during the attack, 57 of whom remain in Gaza, including 34 the military says are dead. Gaza's health ministry said Sunday at least 3,193 people have been killed since Israel resumed strikes on March 18, taking the war's overall toll to 53,339. The International Court of Justice in The Hague is hearing a case brought by South Africa arguing that the Gaza war breached the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention, an accusation Israel has strongly denied. — AFP
New Indian Express
18-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Tens of thousands protest Gaza 'genocide' in the Netherlands as Israel kills at least 144 Palestinians in less than 24 hrs
Tens of thousands of people turned out Sunday in The Hague to protest the Dutch government's policy on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. Many protesters dressed in red at the request of the organisers, Oxfam Novib, who wanted to symbolically trace a red line for Gaza. Rally participants pressed the Dutch government to take action against Israel, pointing out that it is committing a genocide in Gaza. Organisers said more than 100,000 people took part, describing it as the largest demonstration in the country in 20 years. Police did not give an estimate. One demonstrator, 25-year-old Rick Timmermans accused the government of supplying parts for the F-35 warplanes Israel was using for strikes on Gaza. "Sometimes I'm ashamed of the government because it doesn't want to set any limits," said 59-year-old schoolteacher Jolanda Nio. Israel's army announced "extensive ground operations" Sunday as part of its "newly expanded" campaign in the Gaza Strip, where rescuers reported dozens killed in a wave of Israeli strikes. At least 144 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in relentless bombardment by the Israel, which also rendered all the public hospitals in northern Gaza out of service. The intensified genocidal operation comes amid growing international concern over worsening humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territory due to Israel's continuous blockade of humanitarian aid, which has been forcibly starving the entire population.
