"Tensions flared near the Port of Rotterdam this Saturday as hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators clashed with police after blocking railway tracks to demand an end to trade linked with human rights abuses, including arms shipments to Israel. Footage shows protesters holding Palestinian flags, lighting smoke flares, and chaining themselves to the rails as police in riot gear moved in to clear the area. Several demonstrators were dragged away and detained after refusing to leave the tracks. According to the environmental and human rights group Geef Tegengas, around 800 activists joined the blockade, calling on authorities to impose a full trade and weapons embargo on Israel and to end imports 'linked to human rights abuses and environmental destruction'. "Our first demand is an immediate and full trade and weapons embargo to Israel… Our second demand is an immediate end to all imports linked to human rights abuses… and our third is a plan to phase out all other polluting junk," explained one of the protesters. Another protester accused Dutch companies of prioritising profits over human lives, saying that "it’s unbelievable that this country still chooses to collaborate with a state committing genocide." Some participants voiced scepticism about the recent Gaza ceasefire, warning it could 'ease pressure on governments to act'. The Port of Rotterdam, one of the world’s busiest, has previously been the focus of similar demonstrations demanding restrictions on fossil fuel imports and arms trading linked to conflicts in Gaza and elsewhere. The demonstration came as tensions over the Gaza conflict remained high despite the announcement of a ceasefire. The Gaza ceasefire went into force on Friday as Israeli forces began withdrawing from parts of the enclave. On September 29, former U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point Gaza plan alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The plan calls for an immediate end to fighting and the release of all hostages — alive or dead — within 72 hours, in exchange for the release of 250 Palestinians serving life sentences and 1,700 Gazans detained after October 7. Hamas conditionally accepted the US-brokered proposal, saying it was ready to release Israeli captives through Qatari and Egyptian mediators if Israel agrees to a lasting peace and full withdrawal. Trump welcomed the response, describing it as a 'very special' and 'unprecedented' moment."