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SvennoJ on 15 July 2024
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Violence breaks out at Berlin pro-Palestine protest

Clashes broke out between German police and an estimated 600 pro-Palestinian protesters in Berlin resulting in injuries and arrests.

Seven demonstrators and 17 police officers were hurt and 28 criminal charges resulted on Sunday. Berlin has seen weekly demonstrations during Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.

The modern German republic, which for generations has tried to make amends for its Nazi past and role in the Holocaust, has long defended Israel’s aggressive actions in the Middle East.

Germany has also been criticised for its support of Israel in the genocide case at the International Court of Justice brought by South Africa.

Demonstrators in Japan demand Gaza ceasefire

Dozens of people participated in a march in solidarity with Palestinians in the city of Namba, in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka, demanding an immediate ceasefire in war-battered Gaza.

Videos posted on social media show participants condemning the “genocide” committed by Israeli forces and demanding an end to the war.

ICRC’s Gaza chief describes ‘extreme difficulties’ facing aid workers

William Schomburg, head of the Gaza branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says there are no words to describe the level of desperation throughout the Gaza Strip with Palestinians struggling to find food, water, and healthcare to survive.

“Bringing things into Gaza is extremely complicated and it’s made worse by the continuing breakdown of law and order, which is hampering our ability to deliver assistance to those who need it most,” Schomburg told Al Jazeera from Rafah, where the ICRC operates a field hospital.

He urged that humanitarian relief be allowed into Gaza “unimpeded” – and immediately. Schomburg added that civilians are in “desperate need” of clean water and sanitation services.

“We are trying to revitalise ‘collective kitchens’ that we operated in Rafah until hostilities no longer enabled them to function,” Schomburg said. “But the conditions are extremely difficult to operate in.”