Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march in London as eight arrested

Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march in London as eight arrested
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Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators march in London as eight arrested
Author: Josh Salisbury
Published: Feb, 15 2025 19:46

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The march was the 24th major pro-Palestine protest in the UK since the October 7 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas-led militants which killed some 1,200 people, mainly civilians, with around 250 people held captive.

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), along with demonstrators from five other groups, gathered in Whitehall at noon on Saturday before marching to the US embassy in Nine Elms Lane, south-west London, where speeches were made.

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine campaigners march through central London on Saturday in what organisers billed as one of the largest demos of its kind since the war between Israel and Hamas began.

Protesters marched holding signs and banners that read "Hands off Gaza", "Stand up to Trump", and "Mr Trump, Canada is not your 51st state.

The protest came after a proposal by President Donald Trump earlier this month for the United States to consider taking ownership of the Gaza Strip.

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