Protests in the Netherlands against Israeli storming of Al-Aqsa
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Amsterdam, The Hague and Maastricht see protests in support of Palestine.
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A demonstration in Amsterdam in support of the Palestinians, condemning the occupation and settlers' violence in Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Amsterdam, The Hague, and Maastricht have witnessed demonstrations condemning the Israeli occupation forces' recent violent storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to the Turkish Anadolu Agency, many demonstrators gathered near the Dutch parliament in The Hague, chanting "Freedom for Palestine," while demanding an end to the aggression and crimes, as well as calling for "Israel's" withdrawal from Palestinian territories.
The demonstrators also raised anti-Zionist banners, calling for a boycott of "Israel," and criticized the double standards regarding Ukraine and Palestine.
Amsterdam Centraal - Palestinian protesters gather for hours protesting the attack on Palestine and Al Aqsa mosque. Few hours later Israeli group joins, seemingly just to Harass since Israel don’t really have anything to protest pic.twitter.com/duF6AbNVCC
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On Friday dawn, Israeli police stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, injuring 57 Palestinians - two of them seriously.
Yesterday, over 150,000 Palestinians performed prayers on the third Friday of the blessed month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite hawkish Israeli restrictions.
Israeli occupation forces storm Al Aqsa, injure dozens
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Friday that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa, firing stun grenades and rubber bullets.
Yesterday saw the 6th day in a row that the IOF stormed Al Aqsa and assaulted its worshippers. On Friday, a large number of Palestinians who were trapped inside the Al-Qibli prayer hall were injured.
The occupation police set up roadblocks on the roads leading to occupied Al-Quds after thousands of Palestinians performed dawn prayer at Al-Aqsa.
Our correspondent in occupied Al-Quds stated that the occupation forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the worshippers, injuring dozens, 30 of whom were injured in the upper parts of their bodies, adding that among the injured were a journalist and a paramedic during the occupation forces' assaults on the Palestinians stationed in Al-Aqsa Mosque.
She added that "the occupation forces deliberately target the head and upper part of the body of the targeted Palestinians."
While the occupation forces were preparing to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Mughrabi Gate, worshippers raised Palestinian flags at Al-Aqsa amid chants denouncing the occupation and its agents.
