Watch: A 22-year-old German man climbed the approximately 30 m flagpole in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, toppled the large German flag and waved a Palestinian flag in its place.
Two other German men helped him at the base and broadcast live on TikTok.
The pro-Palestinian organization Peacefully Against Genocide argued for action, citing the German government's support for Israel.
The president of the Bundestag, Julia Klöckner, called it "unfassbar" ("unbelievable").