Tens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Paris to protest against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, pictures and video show.
The rally takes place in the Saint Augustin area of the French capital’s 8th district, not far from the Israeli embassy.
In a video, thousands can be heard chanting, “The whole world hates Israel.”
Protests are also reported in Madrid and Barcelona.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined a chorus of condemnation following an Israeli strike on Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, saying Monday that the attack “killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict.”
“There is no safe place in Gaza. This horror must stop,” Guterres adds in a social media post.
Hamas-run health authorities in Gaza say 45 people died when a fire ripped through a tent encampment for displaced Gazans following an Israeli strike in Rafah. Israel says it targeted and killed two senior Hamas terrorists.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is also outspoken about the deaths, saying Ottawa is “horrified” and calling for an immediate ceasefire.
“Canada does not support an Israeli military operation in Rafah. This level of human suffering must come to an end,” Joly says in a posting on X.
Like most other comments from world leaders slamming Israel for the deaths, Joly’s call for a ceasefire does not include any demand that Gazan terrorists release over 120 hostages held in Gaza for some eight months.
The UN Security Council has convened an emergency meeting for Tuesday, diplomats tell AFP, after an Israeli strike targeting two senior Hamas figures also reportedly killed dozens of Palestinians at a displaced persons camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The closed-door meeting was requested by Algeria, which is currently a non-permanent member of the council, diplomats say.
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