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"Hundreds gathered in Berlin on Sunday to protest against US military actions in Iran, Lebanon and Gaza, with demonstrators marching from the city's main train station past the German Chancellery to the Brandenburg Gate. Footage shows participants carrying Iranian, Lebanese and Palestinian flags and holding signs reading 'No war on children, hands off Iran' and 'Gaza school children are not the terrorists', with police supervising the march and detaining several individuals following isolated incidents. One of the demonstrators said the protest was intended to send a message against escalation. “We are here to tell all the free people of the world to join us and say no to war,” he explained, adding that "no free person anywhere in the world accepts that children are bombed or that infrastructure is destroyed." Another participant called on European governments to take a more active diplomatic role, claiming Western leaders were not doing enough to prevent further escalation in the region. "We don't expect them to get out of NATO, but they can reach an agreement with Iran regarding Hormuz, put some pressure on America to end the war. Also, they also have good relations with Israel, they can put some pressure, because right now, Netanyahu needs some pressure to let go (step back)," he stated. A protester pointed out opposition to foreign intervention, proclaiming, "The United States attacks other countries. Why do they attack? Iran is in its own home, and other people are in their own homes." The rally comes amid rising international tensions that have escalated across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on February 28, amid diplomatic talks aimed at curbing 'Iran's nuclear and missile programmes'. Tehran responded with retaliatory strikes on Israeli and US assets in the region, with reports of explosions in several Gulf countries. Iran later confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei named as his successor. It also follows Israel's passage of a law on March 30 allowing the death penalty for Palestinian detainees in cases defined by authorities as terrorism-related, drawing criticism from human rights groups."
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