Millions of people around the world condemn Israel and support Palestine – 5Pillars
Tens of thousands of people marched through central London in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing brutal attacks on Gaza.
The protest organizers called on the British government to stop authorizing what they described as “the brutal violence of Israel and the oppression of the Palestinian people.”
Protesters marched towards the Israeli embassy chanting “Free Palestineâ€.
The protest in London was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Friends of Al-Aqsa, the Palestinian Forum in Britain, the Stop The War Coalition, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Muslim Association of Britain.
A spokesperson for the organizers said: “It is vital that the UK government takes immediate action. He must stop allowing Israel’s brutal violence against and the oppression of the Palestinian people to go unpunished.
They declared that the bombing of Gaza “which kills civilians, including children is a war crime”, adding: “The British government is complicit in these acts as long as it continues to offer military, diplomatic and diplomatic support. financial to Israel. “
Addressing the crowd at the rally, Husam Zumlot, Palestinian Ambassador to the UK, said: “This time it’s different. This time, we will not be refused anymore. We are united. We are fed up with oppression. Today we say enough, enough with the complicity. Thank you for being with us. “
Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn and former shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott also spoke to those gathered outside the embassy.
Ms Abbott said: “We have to remember that we are part of an international movement. It is a worldwide movement for justice. Palestinians are having their land confiscated… and they are now being killed in their homes. This is all illegal. “
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SATURDAY 6:00 PM BST: FRENCH POLICE TEAR GAS PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTERS WHO ATTENDED THE RALLY FORBIDDEN
Police deployed water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the protesters as thousands gathered in Paris to rally in support of the Palestinians on Saturday, which coincided with Nakba Day.
The annual event commemorates the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes after the formation of the State of Israel in 1948.
On Thursday, the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, asked the Parisian police chief to ban Saturday’s demonstrations in connection with recent tensions in the Middle East, to avoid “disturbances to public order” .
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SATURDAY 3:00 p.m. BST: ISRAELI AERIAL STRIKE DESTROYES GAZA MEDIA BUILDING
A tower which is the base of the international media in Gaza was hit by an Israeli bombardment, causing it to collapse.
The strike came an hour after people were told to evacuate the building.
Al Jalaa Tower, which houses foreign media – Al Jazeera and the Associated Press news agency, among others – was hit twice by Israeli bombing around 1:15 p.m.
No deaths have been reported.
PA correspondent in Gaza, Fares Akram, said earlier that the building was the only place in the city where he felt safe, as the Israelis called it a media base.
PA CEO Gary Pruitt called the strike “incredibly disturbing”, saying the company was “shocked and horrified”.
“We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. A dozen PA journalists and freelancers were inside the building and luckily we were able to evacuate them in time. The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today. “
The White House said in a statement that the safety of journalists covering the conflict in Gaza was “a primary responsibility.”
An IDF spokesperson said: “The building contained civilian media offices, behind which the Hamas terrorist organization is hiding and using as human shields. The Hamas terrorist organization is deliberately placing military targets in the heart of densely populated civilian areas of the Gaza Strip. “
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