Tens of thousands rally in Dutch Gaza protest

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Tens of thousands of people dressed in red march through the streets of The Hague to demand more action from the Dutch government against what they term a “genocide” in Gaza, AFP reports.

Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organised the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice, creating a so-called “red line”.

Many waving Palestinian flags and some chanting “stop the genocide”, the demonstrators turned a central park in the city into a sea of red on a sunny afternoon. Protesters brandished banners reading, “Don’t look away, do something”, “Stop Dutch complicity”, and “Be silent when kids sleep, not when they die”.

Dodo Van Der Sluis, a 67-year-old pensioner, told AFP: “It has to stop. Enough is enough. I can’t take it anymore. I’m here because I think it’s maybe the only thing you can do now as a Dutch citizen, but it’s something you have to do,” she added.

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