Half a million people took to the streets of London demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Protesters clashed with police as they marched with banners and posters, chanting slogans against the Israeli occupation. The event is one of the largest anti-war demonstrations in British history.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag while sitting on a set of traffic lights in Parliament Square after taking part in a ‘March For Palestine’ in London on October 28, 2023 Police have clashed with protesters in London today as around half a million people took to the streets to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. In London on Saturday, demonstrators gathered with banners and posters and let off fireworks and red and green flares.
The protest comes after the Israeli military plunged Gaza into darkness and a communications blackout on Friday night, cutting off all phone and internet signals and launching an unprecedented bombing campaign which has claimed the lives of over 7,700 Palestinians to date. Speaking on a stage at Parliament Square, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: ‘The world’s nations voted at the United Nations last night in the General Assembly by an overwhelming majority to demand a ceasefire.
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