Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to express support for the Palestinian cause, days after Belgium’s foreign minister said the European Union’s credibility was “collapsing” because of its failure to act.

Police put the turnout at 70,000, while the organizers said 120,000 had marched through the capital.

Many of those who took part were dressed in red and carried red cards, symbolizing calls for tougher measures against Israel to protect the civilians in Gaza.

“Some people dreamt of the fall of the Berlin Wall,” Ismet Gumusboga, a 60-year-old security worker, told AFP. “Me, I dream of a Palestinian state for the Palestinians, where they can live like any other people.”

Samuele Toppi, a 27-year-old student, flagged the city’s role as a focal point for international politics.

“I think it’s really, really important that all students and people of any age should protest in this city,” he said.

Gregory Mauze, spokesman for the Belgo-Palestinian association ABP, said: “In the face of the ongoing genocide, the measures taken are not yet adequate.”

On Friday, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot told AFP that the EU’s credibility on foreign policy was “collapsing” because of the bloc’s failure to act over Israel’s war in Gaza.

Belgium has said it will recognize the State of Palestine at this month’s UN General Assembly, and has imposed new sanctions against Israel.

However Brussels also said that its recognition of Palestine will only be declared by royal decree “when the last hostage has been released and Hamas no longer exercises any form of governance over Palestine.” A Belgian official told The Times of Israel last week that Belgium will not take formal measures, like opening an embassy, until Hamas is disarmed and excluded from any governing role.

The EU has so far failed to take action against Israel because of deep divisions among its 27 members.