After the Israeli army expanded its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, Thousands of

pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in central London on Saturday to demand that the

British government call for a ceasefire

Edited by| Christian Megan

Middle East  section -  CJ journalist

Gaza Strip - October,28,2023

Aerial footage showed large crowds taking part in the march organised by the Palestine

Solidarity Campaign, which was due to end up outside the Houses of parliament after

passing prime minister Rishi Sunak's Downing Street office.

Like Washington's position, the Sunak government did not go so far as to demand a

ceasefire, instead calling for a humanitarian truce to allow aid to reach the population in

Gaza.

"The great powers are not doing enough at the moment," said protester Camille Revuelta.

 That's why we're here. We call for a ceasefire and demand that the Palestinians be given

their rights to exist, to live, human rights and all the rights that we enjoy,"he said. "It's not

about Hamas, it's about protecting the lives of Palestinians,"she added.

The London police have been criticized in recent days for not dealing more strictly with the

slogans chanted by some demonstrators during another pro-Palestinian rally in the capital

last week, which was attended by about 100 thousand people.

The protest was mostly peaceful, and only a few participants were arrested.

Ahead of Saturday's protest, police warned against hate crimes and said they would deploy

two thousand security officers across the city. The authorities imposed special restrictions to

prevent protests in the vicinity of the Israeli embassy.