Several hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to protest the dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip.
The demonstrators observed a minute of silence in solidarity with the Palestinian people, who suffer a humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the Israeli war on the enclave and the widespread malnutrition and starvation.
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Two weeks ago, thousands of demonstrators joined sit-ins at train stations across the Netherlands to protest the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. They urged the Dutch government to take stronger action against Israel’s blockade to end the famine in the Strip.
The sit-ins took place in various Dutch cities, including Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Leiden, Enschede, Groningen, Eindhoven, Amersfoort, Hengelo, Assen and Den Bosch, according to Dutch News.
The protests followed an urgent letter from more than 100 humanitarian organizations, including Oxfam, CARE and Médecins sans Frontières, warning of a “massive famine” spreading across Gaza.
The Netherlands joined 28 other countries in their call for Israel to stop the war and allow more aid flows into Gaza. However, protesters demanded a stronger action from their government.
Most recently, the Dutch government imposed a travel ban on the far-right Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, against the backdrop of Israel’s violations of human rights and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, reported Euronews.
“They have repeatedly incited violence by settlers against the Palestinian population and … called for ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip,” the Dutch Foreign Minister, Caspar Veldkamp, said in a letter to lawmakers.
Moreover, the government will summon the Israeli ambassador to the Netherlands to urge Netanyahu to “immediately take measures that lead to a substantial and rapid improvement in the humanitarian situation throughout the Gaza Strip,” the letter added.
