“Every time we do it, you see more and more shoes and more and more names need to be read out.”

A Dutch foundation prepared a memorial for more than 16,000 children that have been killed in Gaza since 7 October by placing 16,000 pairs of shoes on a square in the city of Breda on Saturday.

Volunteers with the Plant een Olijfboom (Plant an Olive Tree) foundation also read out the names of all the victims thus far, with some attendees struggling to hold back tears.

Some prominent Dutch celebrities had supported the memorial by donating shoes, assisting with organisation and participating in the reading out of names.

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