Many protestors were taken into custody, one of whom was pulled violently into a police car while using a wheelchair.
In Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighborhood, hundreds of demonstrators demonstrated against Israel’s Gaza assault one year ago, and German police responded by using tear gas to scatter them.
Protesters gathered in Kottbusser Tor Square, brandishing banners bearing messages such as “Freedom for Gaza,” “Stop Arming Israel,” and “End the Genocide.”
They denounced the use of force by the police in pro-Palestine demonstrations throughout the previous year.
The march was stopped by police at the intersection of Lenau Street and Kottbusser Damm, preventing demonstrators from reaching Herrmann Square.
When fighting broke out, the cops reacted harshly.
Many protestors were taken into custody, one of them was a wheelchair-bound crippled protestor who was pulled violently into a police car.
A fight that lasts a year
Following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on October 7, Israel has continued its savage bombardment in Gaza, ignoring a decision by the UN Security Council that called for an immediate ceasefire.
Since then, over 41,870 people—mostly women and children—have died and over 96,900 more have been injured, according to Palestinian health authorities in the area.
Nearly all of the territory’s residents have been forced to flee due to the Israeli assault, and a prolonged blockade has resulted in acute shortages of food, clean water, and medical supplies.
Due to its conduct in Gaza, Israel is also facing a genocide prosecution before the International Court of Justice.
