Overview

• Organizers claimed more than 100,000 participants while police estimated about 60,000 at the central Berlin demonstration, the largest Gaza-related protest in Germany to date.
• A coalition of roughly 50 groups, including Amnesty International, Medico International and Die Linke, led the “All Eyes on Gaza” rally with demands to halt German arms exports to Israel, expand humanitarian access and impose EU measures.
• Authorities deployed about 1,800 officers citywide and temporarily detained several dozen people, describing the main event as largely peaceful.
• Police dissolved a separate march of roughly 1,200 in Kreuzberg for alleged criminal and constitutional violations, with participants briefly detained and injuries to officers reported.
• Organizers and supporting NGOs said the campaign will continue, with figures such as musician Michael Barenboim speaking at the event and performances by K.I.Z. and Pashanim; thousands also rallied in Düsseldorf.