AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A ceremony was held at a church in the Netherlands in commemoration of those martyred in the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
Amsterdam's Dominicus Church on Sunday hosted the memorial service, featuring a recitation from the Holy Quran.
The event, attended by Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema and Palestinian Ambassador to the Netherlands Ammar Hijazi, aimed to provide a space for communal mourning and reflection.
Mentioning how over the last year they all have been witnessing a genocide, Janneke Stegmen, the church's pastor, said: "We felt it necessary to offer a place where people can express their emotions and grieve together."
The service included speakers from the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian faiths, highlighting the interfaith nature of concerns over the conflict.
Stegmen praised the diversity at the event and said the genocide in Gaza disturbed people of all different religions.
Stegmen stressed how hard it is to comprehend the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip, saying: "There's not enough empathy for the victims in Gaza. It's extremely challenging to bear witness to this genocide."
Flouting a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire, Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip last Oct. 7. In a year of relentless Israeli attacks, more than 41,800 people have since been killed, most of them women and children, and over 96,900 others injured, according to local health authorities.
The Israeli regime's onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the territory amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.
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