On August 16, 2025, protests took place worldwide condemning Israel's military actions in Gaza. Demonstrations were reported in multiple countries including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, Malaysia, Belgium, South Korea, and Yemen. Protesters gathered outside the Royal Air Force base in High Wycombe, UK, demanding an end to arms supplies to Israel and opposing what they described as a campaign of genocide in Gaza. In the Palestinian city of Lod, a protest highlighted the ongoing humanitarian crisis characterized by war and starvation. Solidarity rallies were also held in Sanaa, Yemen, and Brussels, Belgium, with participants denouncing Israel's conduct in Gaza. In the United States, students at Columbia University in New York joined protests condemning the assassination of journalists and the broader military campaign in Gaza. South Korea also witnessed pro-Palestinian demonstrations, continuing a pattern of such protests in the country.
A demonstration against the ongoing extermination war and starvation in Gaza was held in the city of Lod, in the Palestinian occupied territories of -1948. https://t.co/BRazS9pgaR
متظاهرون يحتجون أمام قاعدة سلاح الجو الملكي البريطاني في (هاي ويكومب) ويطالبون بوقف تسليح إسرائيل والإبادة الجماعية في غزة https://t.co/DlcTsPf7jb
Protestors demonstrated against the war in Gaza today in South Korea. Protests like this one that are overwhelmingly pro-Palestinian are not new in the country. https://t.co/u3IY0WbpTG