Overview

• Up to 300 demonstrators gathered at Checkpoint Charlie to protest Israeli policies and the hunger crisis in Gaza.
• Protesters attacked officers with paint-filled bottles and eggs and repeatedly chanted the prohibited slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
• Authorities declared the assembly dissolved and used targeted force—including shoving, pressing and individual striking techniques—to clear sit-in blockades by around 200 protesters.
• More than 20 people were arrested on charges of breaching public peace, and police identified and detained alleged ringleaders who had incited violence.
• Nine police officers received medical treatment for injuries sustained during the operation, and traffic on Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße was restored after the clearance.