Several European cities witnessed demonstrations over the weekend condemning the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip , demanding a ceasefire, the entry of aid, and an end to cooperation with Israel .
In Stockholm, Sweden, demonstrators took to the streets, denouncing and demanding an end to what they described as genocide. They also called for Israel to be held internationally accountable and for the starvation and forced displacement to cease.
The capital, Stockholm, hosted a demonstration condemning the genocide in Gaza (Anadolu Agency)
Participants called on their government and the international community to impose sanctions on Israel and force it to stop killing innocent people.
Swedish participants called for holding Israel accountable and halting forced displacement (Anadolu Agency)
They also stressed the need to end the policy of starvation and siege, as well as to exert pressure to halt the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Berlin witnessed a protest demanding a halt to arms exports to Israel (Reuters)
In Berlin, participants demanded an end to Israeli arms exports and held the German government and the international community responsible for the crimes in Gaza.
German police prevented a demonstration and arrested pro-Palestinian activists (Anadolu Agency)
Police prevented the march, imposed a security cordon, and arrested a number of activists, sparking widespread criticism.
A police officer arrests a demonstrator during a protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza in Neptune Square in Berlin (Anadolu Agency)
In Britain, police arrested 41 people in London and 16 in Manchester on charges of supporting the Palestine Action Movement.
The British capital, London, recorded the arrest of dozens of protesters against the Israeli war in Gaza (Getty)
Protesters held up signs rejecting genocide and supporting civil disobedience against companies linked to Israel.
The protest is the second organized by pro-Gaza groups since the British Parliament's decision to ban the Palestinian Labor Organization (Getty)
Other British cities also witnessed similar protests, with participants demanding an end to the war on Gaza.
In Switzerland, activists demonstrated in front of the Broken Chair monument in Geneva, coinciding with the AI Summit, accusing tech companies of complicity in war crimes against Palestinians.
The Swiss city of Geneva hosted a protest to denounce the complicity of technology companies in war crimes against Palestinians (Anadolu Agency)
A huge demonstration in support of Gaza took place in Sydney, Australia.
Protesters chant and wave flags and banners during a march for Gaza on July 13, 2025 in Sydney, Australia (Getty)
During the demonstration, demonstrators held up a doll and a long red cloth, symbolizing the "red line of humanity," demanding an end to the war and the reversal of laws restricting demonstrations.
Demonstrators gather in Spain's Puerta del Sol to protest the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza (Anadolu Agency)
Spanish demonstrators took to the streets in Madrid and other cities in support of Gaza and in rejection of the Israeli aggression.
Spanish demonstrators took to the streets in Madrid and other cities in support of Gaza and in rejection of the Israeli aggression (Anadolu Agency)
The streets of Brazil were filled with demonstrators protesting US President Donald Trump's decisions. Some protesters raised Palestinian flags and banners condemning the ongoing violence in Gaza, as a show of international solidarity.
Brazilian protesters raised Palestinian flags and banners condemning the ongoing violence in Gaza as a show of international solidarity (Anadolu Agency)
The capital, Sana'a, witnessed a massive demonstration in which Yemenis raised slogans denouncing the aggression and demanding support for Gaza.
Yemenis wave Palestinian flags during a weekly protest against the United States and Israel in Sanaa (Associated Press)
These protests come as Israel faces international criminal charges for war crimes and genocide in Gaza, where the number of Palestinian casualties has exceeded 58,000 since the start of the war.
