A pro-Palestinian protester holds a mock baby body wrapped in cloth during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters
A pro-Palestinian protester holds a mock baby body wrapped in cloth during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters

 A pro-Palestinian protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Greek Parliament during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters
A pro-Palestinian protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Greek Parliament during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters

 Pro-Palestinian protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters
Pro-Palestinian protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters

 A pro-Palestinian protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Greek Parliament during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters
A pro-Palestinian protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Greek Parliament during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece on August 24, 2025. — Reuters

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