UK: Tens of thousands march for Palestine towards Israeli embassy in London

Tens of thousands of protesters marched for Palestine in central London on Saturday as Israel continues its attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Organisers held a series of speeches at the start of the march on Regent Street before walking through the heart of west London towards the Israeli embassy in South Kensington.

Flanked by an army of volunteers in green vests, protesters held Palestine flags and placards that called on Britain to impose a full arms embargo on Israel and for the Israeli military to end its war in Gaza.

Iqbal Mohamed, one of the independent MPs elected in July who stood on a pro-Palestine platform, joined the march.

Mohamed told Middle East Eye that Britain’s decision to cut 30 out of 350 arms contracts with Israel and the decision to restore partial funding to Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, was a “drop in the ocean”.