Hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully through central London yesterday to protest against Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, following a week of intense political debate over the policing of sensitive demonstrations.
The Metropolitan Police said around 300,000 people had converged on the capital from all parts of the country, while organisers of the pro-Palestinian event put the number closer to 800,000 and claimed it was one of the biggest marches in British history.
The attendance will add to political pressure on both the prime minister Rishi Sunak and the Labour leader Keir Starmer to back calls for a ceasefire in the conflict, which began after a Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on 7 October, murdering 1,200 Israelis and taking around 240 hostages. » | Mark Townsend, Tobi Thomas, Rajeev Syal and Toby Helm | Saturday, November 11, 2023
300.000 Menschen bei propalästinensischer Großdemo in London: In der Nähe der Demonstrationsroute werden mehr als 90 britische Nationalisten und Hooligans festgenommen. Die Polizei hatte Angriffe auf die Demonstranten befürchtet. »
