Pro-Palestine protesters have cancelled a planned demonstration outside Myer’s Christmas windows after Myer scrapped the launch event scheduled for Sunday and the premier accused the protesters of “politicising Christmas”.

Police detained people in Amsterdam for taking part in a demonstration that was outlawed after violent clashes targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club.

Police have detained dozens of people for taking part in a demonstration in central Amsterdam that had been outlawed following violent clashes targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club

Protesters were arrested in the Dutch capital after taking part in a pro-Palestine protest as city authorities had banned all demonstrations, according to a local broadcaster. It comes after ugly scenes across Amsterdam saw violence targeting fans of an Israeli football club and footage showing Israeli football fans chanting anti-Arab slogans.

Police in Amsterdam beat pro-Palestinian protesters with batons and arrested more than 100, as activists defied a ban on demonstrations.

Amsterdam has banned demonstrations for three days after Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in violent clashes in the city overnight, which Dutch authorities condemned Friday as antisemitic.

The Israeli air strikes have killed more than 43,500 people in the Gaza strip, according to Palestinian health authorities. UN said that 70% of those killed in Gaza are women and