AMSTERDAM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people, many of them dressed in red, marched through Amsterdam on Sunday in a mass demonstration aimed at pressing the Dutch government to take more decisive action against Israel over Gaza.
The organizers of “Red Line” demonstrations in the Netherlands called for measures including stricter trade sanctions on Israel, officially declaring that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide and halting all arms sales to Israel.
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Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
The Dutch branch of Amnesty International, one of the organizers, said in an online post that more than 200,000 people joined the march.
“What is happening there is inhumane,” Mike van Dongen said as he walked in the huge throng of people. He was critical of the Dutch government’s actions. “As far as I’m concerned, they are doing nothing,” he said. “They don’t dare take any serious steps.”
As the protesters marched along a normally busy Amsterdam street that was closed to traffic on Sunday, a man stood on a bus stop with a loudspeaker shouting, “Free, free Palestine!” Many of the marchers echoes his cry as they passed.
Israel strongly rejects suggestions it is committing genocide in Gaza in its military campaign that followed the attacks by Hamas-led militants in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Militants killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed much of Gaza.
More than 1,550 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by the Israeli military since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began in October 2025, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, doesn’t distinguish between civilians and militants, though it says women and children make up roughly half the dead.
The campaign in Gaza has strained relations between the Netherlands and Israel. The Dutch foreign minister resigned last year after failing to secure new sanctions against Israel.
Since then, a new minority coalition government has taken power and introduced an import ban on products from Israeli settlements, which the Dutch government and most of the international community consider illegal, a move that provoked a diplomatic spat with Israel.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten, who took part in a march last year but was not present on Sunday, defended his government’s actions at his weekly press conference on Friday.
“Every single day and every single week, we do what we can to alleviate the terrible situation there,” he said. He added that his administration is “exerting greater political and diplomatic pressure” on Israel to abide by its agreements on Gaza. Simultaneously, he said, his government is applying more pressure on Hamas and other organizations that continue to carry out “various operations that endanger the safety of ordinary Israelis.”
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Demonstrators gather at the Museum Square for a "Red Line" protest, focused on Dutch economic and military ties with Israel, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in Amsterdam. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears played one of their worst games of the season — and won.
That last part was the only thing that mattered to them Sunday night.
Williams found Colston Loveland for a 38-yard reception that set up Cairo Santos' 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Bears picked up a sloppy 27-24 victory over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Chicago (7-2) committed five turnovers, including a career-high four interceptions by Williams. But he delivered after Mayfield rallied the Buccaneers in the final minutes.
“I don’t get gun shy. That’s not me. That’s not my identity,” Williams said. “And with that, I’m going to keep ripping it and keep ripping it.”
With Chicago facing a second-and-9 from its own 46 in the final minute, Williams passed to a wide-open Loveland at the Tampa Bay 35. The tight end ran down the sideline before he was pushed out of bounds at the 16.
After two kneel-downs by Williams, Santos delighted the crowd of 60,470 by drilling his second field goal of the night.
It was Chicago's first win with five-plus turnovers since a 23-13 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Dec. 3, 2006.
“It’s hard to win with five turnovers and yet we found a way to do it,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said. “They know that we didn't play as well as we’re capable of playing but I believe the best is yet to come in terms of our football in the back half of the season. So we’ll continue to build that as we go forward.”
Chicago had a 24-16 lead when Luther Burden fumbled on a helmet-to-helmet hit by Tampa Bay rookie Rueben Bain Jr. Bucs defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu returned the ball to the Bears 17.
Bucky Irving had an 11-yard carry before going in from the 6 for his second touchdown of the game. Mayfield scrambled for the 2-point conversion, tying it at 24 with 2:51 left.
Mayfield was 18 for 32 for 243 yards and two interceptions. Irving finished with 97 yards on 20 carries.
Mayfield failed to complete a pass in Tampa Bay’s previous game, a 16-0 win over Atlanta in wet conditions. The Buccaneers (3-6) rushed for a franchise-record 324 yards in the victory over the Falcons, including 170 by Irving.
Williams was 22 for 37 for 279 yards and two touchdowns in Chicago’s fourth straight win. Burden had seven catches for 97 yards before he was shelved by a concussion. Jeffery Simmons had a sack in his first home game since he was acquired in a trade with Tennessee.
The Buccaneers and Bears were the NFL’s top rushing teams going into the weekend, but there wasn’t much room to maneuver on the ground. The Bucs finished with 126 yards rushing, and the Bears had 72.
Chicago had a 17-13 lead when Williams threw his fourth interception of the night, a deflected ball that landed in the hands of Tampa Bay linebacker Alex Anzalone. The Buccaneers took over at the Bears 37 with 4:32 left in the third quarter.
One play later, Mayfield tried to throw the ball to Cade Otton, but Jaylon Johnson stepped in front of the tight end and returned the interception 67 yards for his second career pick-6. It was his first interception of the season.
“That obviously was the difference in the game,” Mayfield said. “Defense, after they settled in, played amazing. So, you got to make the throws, you got to be more accurate.”
Chicago got off to a fast start, scoring on its first two possessions. Williams passed to a wide-open Rome Odunze for a 9-yard touchdown on the first drive of the game. Then Burden broke a couple of tackles while turning a third-and-8 reception into a 56-yard TD, making it 14-0 with 6:00 left in the first quarter.
But the next two possessions for the Bears ended with interceptions by Williams, and the Buccaneers rallied by scoring on each side of halftime. Chase McLaughlin kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, and Tez Johnson’s 58-yard catch set up Irving’s 2-yard TD early in the third.
“They came out real hot, and I thought we were on our heels a little bit,” coach Todd Bowles said. “Then the younger guys settled down a little bit and we started playing football.”
Buccaneers: S Antoine Winfield Jr. (ankle) departed in the second quarter with an ankle injury.
Bears: CB Tyrique Stevenson had a thumb injury.
Buccaneers: Bye week, and then a road game against the Detroit Lions on Nov. 22.
Bears: Bye week, and then a home game versus the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 22.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) kicks a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) scores a two-point conversion against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (7) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond (14) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears place kicker Cairo Santos (8) celebrates with teammates after kicking a game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/David Banks)
