Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in London and other cities around the world to demand Israel end its bombing of Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas entered its third week, with fallout spreading around the world. and BTA.
On the day aid began arriving in Gaza, where more than 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes by the conflict, protesters gathered in the rain at the Marble Arch in London’s Hyde Park before heading to the Government Quarter. Whitehall”.
Waving Palestinian flags, the participants called for an end to the Israeli blockade and airstrikes launched after the brutal attack in southern Israel by the Gaza-controlling Islamist group Hamas. The march in support of Palestine in Barcelona Picture: Reuters The march in support of Palestine in Barcelona Picture: Reuters A woman holds a placard “BBC, go to hell” at a rally in support of Palestine in London, UK Picture: Reuters
British police said there were “incidents of disorder and a few incidents of hate speech” during the protests, but “the majority of protest activity was lawful and uneventful.” Support for Palestine in London Photo: Reuters
Several thousand people took part today in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the western German city of Dusseldorf, while police in Berlin banned a march planned for tomorrow, DPA reported.
According to authorities, around 5,500 people took to the streets of Düsseldorf to protest Israel’s bombing of Gaza.
“Against war, violence and aggression in Gaza” and “For peace, justice, human dignity in Palestine” were some of the slogans on the placards carried by the participants. Many of them waved Palestinian flags. Dusseldorf, Germany Photo: Reuters
In Australia, thousands of people marched through central Sydney today chanting “Shame, shame on Israel” and “Palestine will never die”.
The war sparked protests across the Arab world and beyond yesterday, including in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians burned tires and threw stones at Israeli military checkpoints. Israeli security forces responded with tear gas and live ammunition.
Crowds took to the streets in Israel’s northern neighbor Lebanon, in Iraq at the country’s border with Jordan, in Jordan itself, in cities and villages in Egypt, in Turkey’s capital Ankara and the most populous city Istanbul, as well as in Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco and South Africa.
In New York, hundreds of protesters from Muslim, Jewish and other organizations marched outside US Senator Kristen Gillibrand’s Manhattan office, many chanting: “Cease fire now!”. Police later arrested dozens of protesters who blocked Third Avenue in front of Gillibrand’s office by sitting in the road.
In Mexico, dozens of people gathered last night in front of the Israeli embassy, lit candles and chanted: “Free Palestine.”
Pro-Israel demonstrations and vigils were also held around the world, many aimed at the return of hostages taken by Hamas.
2023-10-21 17:57:00
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