The Zionist regime reportedly evacuated its embassy staff in the Greek capital Athens on Tuesday ahead of a “Day of Action” in solidarity with Gaza against the Israeli genocidal war.

Israeli media reported that the Israeli embassy was evacuated on Tuesday due to mounting anti-Israel protests in the country, according to Israel Hayom newspaper.

Neither Israeli occupation nor Greek authorities have issued official statements regarding the status of the embassy staff.

Day of Action

Three Greek pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel groups are planning a “Day of Action” on Sunday (August 10), vowing that the country will not become a “refuge for genocidal people.”

Protesters shout slogans during a rally against Israeli wars in Gaza and Lebanon, in Athens, Greece, on October 2024 (image by AP).

“Let’s turn the islands, beaches, alleys, mountaintops, and shelters into places of solidarity — not relaxation for the murderous IDF soldiers,” March to Gaza Greece, Palestinian community in Greece and BDS Greece said in their announcement, referring to Israeli occupation forces.

“The organized effort to make Greece a ‘refuge’ for those who participate in or support the massacre in Palestine will not pass!”, the announcement read.

As part of the “Day of Action,” March to Gaza is calling for Greece, a popular nearby tourist destination for Israelis, to adopt an arms embargo against ‘Israel’ and to end all military cooperation between the countries.

It is also calling on Greece not to allow entry to the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who have participated in the war, nor to West Bank settlers.

Anti-Israel Protests

The announcement follows a string of anti-Israel protests in Greece. Israeli cruise ships have met crowds of protesters, who in one case prevented a ship from docking in an incident the Greek government condemned.

In an interview published on Sunday, Ambassador Noam Katz told Kathimerini, a Greek daily publication, that Israeli tourists felt “uncomfortable” in Athens because Mayor Haris Doukas was not acting against “organized minorities” who put up “anti-Semitic” graffiti.

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas in an image from archive (image by AFP).

Doukas responded within hours on X, writing, “We have proved our strong opposition to violence and racism and we do not take lessons in democracy from those who kill civilians.”

Source: Al-Manar English Website