Demonstrators in Sweden rally in support of Palestinians

By Atila Altuntas

STOCKHOLM (AA) - A large number of people in Stockholm took to the streets to show solidarity with Palestine on Sunday.

The protestors gathered near the Swedish parliament to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza and to support Palestine.

They chanted "Freedom for Palestine" and carried banners drawing attention to the killing of thousands of children in Gaza.

They also backlashed the Swedish government's support for Israel, accusing the government of complicity in Israel's war crimes.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip -- including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship -- since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

The number of deaths in the ongoing Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has surpassed the grim figure of 11,100, including more than 8,000 children and women, the government media office in Gaza said on Sunday.

The Israeli death toll is more than 1,400, according to official figures.