AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A pro-Palestinian protest was not allowed by the local authorities of Frankfurt. The Police patrolled with helicopters in the sky and cops with trained dogs on the ground.
Despite the patrolling of police helicopters from the air and trained dogs on the ground, protesters gathered in Frankfurt without fear.
The participants of this demonstration demanded that the nations of the world open their eyes and stop the Israeli regime from killing innocent Muslims, including infants and children.
The participants of the protest demanded that nations of the whole world should open their eyes and stop the Israeli regime from killing innocent Muslims, including newborn babies and children.
Yet to raise the voices of oppressed Palestinian Muslims, a huge crowd got together to support them.
Protesters said that the Israeli regime's hands are stained with the blood of innocent Muslims amid the world's indifference, and the Palestinian genocide must be stopped.
Also, the Police in the capital Berlin banned rallies planned for Wednesday in support of Palestine, claiming the possible use of anti-Semitic slogans, glorification of violence, and actual violence.
In Berlin, two solidarity rallies with Palestinians were planned under the banners "Solidarity with All Political Prisoners on Palestinian Prisoners Day" and "Demo in Solidarity with Palestine."
However, Berlin police issued a statement in the morning prohibiting rallies in the city, citing past experiences.
Despite the ban, many people gathered in Hermann Square in Neukolln district and the surrounding Sonnenallee Street with the intention of holding an unauthorized demonstration in support of Palestine.
They chanted slogans in support of Palestine, and there were arguments between them and passersby.
The police, who had taken extensive security measures around the square, used announcements from vehicles to request the dispersal of the group.
Many people who did not comply were arrested.
The organizer of the two solidarity rallies, Initiative Palestine, accused the police of racism, saying that further steps would be announced later.
"We will not be silenced. We will inform you about upcoming steps to bring (the) Palestine (issue) to the streets of Berlin," it added.
The Israel-Palestine conflict began when Hamas initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against Israel, a multi-pronged surprise attack including a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel via land, sea, and air, which Hamas said was in retaliation for the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Al-Quds and Israeli settlers’ growing violence against Palestinians.
In response, the Israeli military launched Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Israel's response has extended to cutting water and electricity supplies to Gaza, further worsening the living conditions in an area that has reeled under a crippling siege since 2007.
More than 2,400 Palestinians have been killed in the current bout of violence, including at least 1,100 Palestinians and 1,300 Israelis.
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