Overview

• Berlin police banned a planned pro‑Palestinian demonstration at Alexanderplatz after online calls praised the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, triggering a state‑security probe for approval or glorification of crimes.
• Despite the ban, several hundred people gathered near Alexanderplatz and the Neptunbrunnen; officers ordered dispersal, conducted encirclements, detained participants, and prepared water cannon, with roughly 1,500 officers deployed citywide.
• Frankfurt’s administrative court allowed a pro‑Palestinian march, ruling the date alone did not justify a ban; the city accepted the decision, tightened the route, warned against criminal slogans, and police later reported a largely calm but tense evening with some items seized.
• Berlin officers in the morning stopped a separate street blockade that featured prohibited slogans and pyrotechnics, detaining 17 people and issuing day‑long participation bans for some.
• Other municipalities, including Mannheim, permitted tightly conditioned gatherings after police assessed no immediate danger to public safety, coordinating closely with Jewish community leaders and state security.