Overview

• A nationwide “Zusammen für Gaza” march is set for Saturday in Berlin, with 30,000 participants registered and organizers expecting a higher turnout along a route from Alexanderplatz to Großer Stern.
• The rally will culminate in an “All Eyes on Gaza” concert, and organizers’ demands include ending German import, export and transit of weapons and other military goods tied to Israel, expanded humanitarian access, and the release of prisoners and hostages.
• Berlin police announced extensive street closures along the route and will deploy about 900 officers to the event, with 1,800 officers on duty citywide, and say there are no current indications of elevated radicalization risk.
• At the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Gaza campaign, rejected genocide accusations, criticized recent recognitions of Palestine by Western states, and spoke to hostages’ families as dozens of diplomats walked out in protest.
• US President Donald Trump promoted a 21-point plan and said talks show unusual momentum toward a Gaza agreement, describing goals of a durable ceasefire, hostage releases, a phased Israeli withdrawal, and governance without Hamas, while the precise status of negotiations remains unclear.