Pro-Palestinian activists blockaded a Rheinmetall facility in Berlin, saying the German arms company was planning to expand production of ammunition destined for Israel, Anadolu reports.

The protest began in the morning in the Wedding neighborhood, where members of a group calling itself “Peacefully Against Genocide” staged a sit-in protest at the facility’s entrance and stuck their hands on the ground nearby. gate.

This action prevented the entry and exit of vehicles for several hours. Protesters unfurled a banner reading “No Genocide Gains” and held photographs showing destruction in the Palestinian territories as well as in Lebanon.

Police arrived and used special solvents to cut off protesters’ hands before taking them into custody.

In a statement, activists said Rheinmetall is already producing ammunition for Israel and plans to expand production by producing caliber ammunition. big.

“Germany and Rheinmetall are making themselves complicit in genocide,” said the group’s spokeswoman, Laila Fuisz, calling on Berlin to halt arms shipments. “We are not ready to stand idly by while German weapons kill civilians and destroy entire countries,” she added.

One participant, Bedia Ozakyol, said in a video message posted online that she has three children and was saddened to see tens of thousands of children killed in Gaza. “They never got to live their childhood, they never got to fulfill their dreams,” she said.

The group said it plans further action against the facility in Berlin and against German arms shipments to Israel.

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Source: prizrenpost