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| 45,000 gather in London to protest Israeli action in Gaza | |
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| Tens of thousands of people amassed outside the Israeli embassy in London today to protest against Israel’s incursion into Gaza which has killed 985 Palestinians, including at least 192 children. | |
| Chanting messages of solidarity to the Palestinian people, a constant flow of supporters filed through High Street Kensington underground station from early in the day. | Chanting messages of solidarity to the Palestinian people, a constant flow of supporters filed through High Street Kensington underground station from early in the day. |
| Around 45,000 people joined the march, according to figures released by the Metropolitan Police. | |
| The protesters are now marching to Parliament. Last week a similar demonstration followed a route from outside Downing Street to the Israeli embassy, attracting around 20,000. | The protesters are now marching to Parliament. Last week a similar demonstration followed a route from outside Downing Street to the Israeli embassy, attracting around 20,000. |
| Today’s protest comes as Israel and Hamas are observing a twelve hour cease fire. | Today’s protest comes as Israel and Hamas are observing a twelve hour cease fire. |
| Efforts by international powers to broker an end to the violence have so far proved fruitless, with Israel's defense minister warning Israel may soon “significantly” expand the ground operation in Gaza. | Efforts by international powers to broker an end to the violence have so far proved fruitless, with Israel's defense minister warning Israel may soon “significantly” expand the ground operation in Gaza. |
| 37 Israeli soldiers have died in the operation, while two Israeli civilians and a Thai migrant worker have been killed by Hamas rockets. | 37 Israeli soldiers have died in the operation, while two Israeli civilians and a Thai migrant worker have been killed by Hamas rockets. |
| Yesterday, members of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign along with MPs Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Lucas delivered an open letter to Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to halt arms trade with Israel. | Yesterday, members of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign along with MPs Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Lucas delivered an open letter to Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to halt arms trade with Israel. |
| According to Amnesty International - which similarly, is urging people to email Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond concerns over UK arms trade with Israel - the UK sold £6.3 million of arms to Israel last year. | According to Amnesty International - which similarly, is urging people to email Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond concerns over UK arms trade with Israel - the UK sold £6.3 million of arms to Israel last year. |
| Further events calling for an end of hostilities were underway today in towns and cities across the UK including Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Newcastle. | Further events calling for an end of hostilities were underway today in towns and cities across the UK including Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Newcastle. |