Hundreds of people took to the streets of the UK capital yesterday calling for an end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza after the fajr massacre on Saturday, when Israel killed more than 100 civilians after striking a shelter school while Palestinians were performing morning prayers.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the British prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street yesterday in an emergency demonstration calling on the government to immediately halt arms sales to Israel and take concrete actions in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Demonstrators highlighted Israel’s recent massacre at Al-Tabi’in School in Gaza City, where more than 100 Palestinians were killed while performing the morning (fajr) prayer on Saturday.
Organized by the Palestine Solidarity Coalition, which includes the Palestinian Forum in Britain, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, the Muslim Association of Britain.
But also Friends of Al-Aqsa and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the protest saw placards reading “Stop Arming Israel,” “End the Genocide in Gaza,” and Justice for Al Tabi’in.
![Palestinians living in the area flee to the Al Mawasi district, the west part of the city with their belongings following the Israeli army's evacuation warning at Hamad area in Khan Yunis, Gaza on August 11, 2024 [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AA-20240811-35379230-35379224-ISRAELI_ARMY_DEMANDS_EVACUATION_OF_ANOTHER_AREA_IN_KHAN_YUNIS-scaled-e1723536599711.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Addressing the crowd, Palestinian Ambassador to Britain, Husam Zomlot, highlighted the suffering of Palestinians and urging Great Britiain to stand on the right side of history.
While Independent MP, Jeremy Corbyn, criticized the government’s complicity in the violence, calling for an immediate halt to arms sales to Israel.
While leaders of trade unions emphasized the importance of solidarity, justice and the need for international accountability.
The British government cannot remain silent in the face of these atrocities. The massacre at Al-Tabi’in School is just the latest in a series of war crimes that have taken the lives of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
By continuing to supply arms to Israel, Great Britain is complicit in these crimes, Chairman of the Palestinian Forum in Britain, Zaher Birawi, said.
Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point News 2024.
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