Police reports 9000 protests for Gaza ceasefire in Brussels ahead of EU meet

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
WASHINTON DC, 23rd Jan. According to news media reports and the local authorities in Brussels on Monday some y 9,000 people took part in a march in Brussels, demanded concrete measures from Belgium to establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ensure justice for the Palestinian people.

The President of the EU Council, Belgium is called upon to play a central role in promoting a fair solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, news media reported.

EU Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the situation in the Middle East in Brussels, it said.

The 27 EU Foreign Ministers will meet with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz before separate talks with the top diplomat of the Palestinian Authority, Riyad al-Maliki, according to the sources.

The mobilization on Sunday was initiated by a diverse coalition of Belgian civil society organizations, including major NGOs.

The organizers, advocating for peace, warned against any promotion of war crimes, attacks on civilians, anti-Semitism or racism, the news media reported.

According to the organizers, over past three months, 24,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children have lost their lives.

Some 1.9 million people have been forcibly displaced, and a significant portion of civil infrastructure has been completely destroyed.