Global mobilizations underscored growing impatience with international inaction and renewed calls for an end to Israeli war crimes and occupation.
European and Arab capitals witnessed widespread grassroots mobilization and diplomatic statements on Saturday, marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, commemorated globally on November 29 each year.
In Italy, Rome became a focal point of mobilization: an estimated 100,000 people took to the streets according to the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), demanding an end to military cooperation with Israel, the suspension of arms trade, and firm diplomatic action to hold Israel accountable. The demonstration followed weeks of increasing mobilization across the country, including major marches and nationwide strikes throughout October and November, demanding an immediate ceasefire and justice for Palestinians.
Across Europe, similar scenes played out. In Barcelona, Spain, mass crowds repeated chants asserting that the war on Gaza has not ended, that the ceasefire remains incomplete, and that Palestinian rights must be defended without compromise.
In the United Kingdom, solidarity movements mobilized despite mounting attempts at legal restrictions and political pressure aimed at silencing or criminalizing expressions of support for Palestine.
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In the Arab region, several governments reaffirmed their principled positions on the Palestinian struggle. Statements issued by Kuwait, Egypt, and the Arab Parliament emphasized the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and an independent state.
Egypt reiterated the need to consolidate the ceasefire in Gaza, ensure free and unconditional humanitarian access under Security Council Resolution 2803, and work toward a political process capable of restoring Palestinian rights and sovereignty. Cairo also stressed continued coordination with regional partners and the United States to enforce the peace plan and address the roots of the conflict, reiterating the centrality of the Palestinian Authority and the territorial unity of Palestine as foundations for any long-term settlement.
The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Mohammed Al-Yamahi, noted that this year’s commemoration comes amid catastrophic humanitarian and political conditions, marked by continued aggression in Gaza, escalating Israeli military attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and systematic policies of siege, displacement, settlement expansion, and the arming of settler militias. These practices, he said, constitute war crimes and genocide.
He stressed that the International Day of Solidarity must be treated not as a ceremony, but as a renewed mandate to strengthen diplomatic, legal, and parliamentary action until Palestinians achieve all of their legitimate rights — including full sovereignty and a capital in Jerusalem.
Homs city now.
Protests have commenced in Syria against the Israeli incursions and in solidarity with the town of Beit Jinn.
The chant is: ‘O Zionist, listen, listen the Syrian people do not surrender.’ pic.twitter.com/Go0mXEqguL— Nedal Al-Amari 🇸🇾 (@nedalalamari) November 28, 2025
In Amman, the National Forum for Supporting the Resistance and Protecting the Homeland organized a mass protest in front of Al-Husseini Mosque, while hundreds also marched in Moroccan cities, rejecting Israeli crimes and affirming unwavering support for Palestinian liberation.
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas called on global civil society to escalate mass action, framing the day as a renewed opportunity to confront Israeli breaches of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the intensification of Israeli terrorism in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
Since October 2023, the Israeli genocide in Gaza has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians and wounded over 170,000, the majority of them women and children. The destruction is vast: United Nations estimates place reconstruction costs at around $70 billion.
A ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange reached on October 10, 2025, has reduced but not ended violations, displacement, and attacks — leaving the Palestinian question unresolved, and solidarity movements worldwide more determined, organized, and visible than at any point in decades.
The United Nations designated the International Solidarity Day with Palestine in 1977 as an occasion to affirm support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people — including the right to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty, and the right of refugees to return to the homes from which they were expelled in 1948.
(PC, AJA)
