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Solodarity with Gaza- Thousands of Protesters march on London Streets

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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London on Saturday, in the latest demonstration in the British capital demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and more aid for the besieged territory.

The event, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, began at Russell Square in the city centre before attendees marched to Trafalgar Square for a mid-afternoon rally.

Solodarity with Gaza- Thousands of Protesters march on London Streets
A smaller number of demonstrators also turned out for a counter-protest in support of Israel, with lines of police separating the two gatherings.

London has seen numerous large-scale pro-Palestinian protests since Israel mounted its military response to Hamas’ unprecedented raid on October 7, as well as smaller pro-Israel counter-demonstrations.

Solodarity with Gaza- Thousands of Protesters march on London Streets

Police have made dozens of arrests for anti-Semitic chanting and banners, promoting a proscribed organisation and assaulting emergency workers.

But organisers insist they are exercising their democratic rights and that law-breakers are a tiny minority of the sometimes tens of thousands of people who turned out.

Sally Worgan, 65, a retired social worker, had travelled from Gloucestershire in western England to attend.

Solodarity with Gaza- Thousands of Protesters march on London Streets

“I think it’s important for the Palestinian people to know that people do support them, that they’re not just on their own,” she said.

“We will keep marching,” Ben Jamal, one of the organisers, told Sky News on Saturday, adding attendees wanted “a permanent ceasefire” and more aid to be delivered to Palestinians in Gaza. “We already know that 70 percent of the British public according to opinion polls support the demands that we’re making.”

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