London pro-Palestine protesters call out UK government

For a fourth week in a row, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of London to call for an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza. 

"[We're calling for a ceasefire," Catherine, a protester from the English town of Stevenage, told Middle East Eye in London's Trafalgar Square.

"We're calling out the UK government's involvement in this and making them realise they need to take accountability for what's going on."

She said that the videos of civilians being killed and wounded by Israeli strikes in Gaza were horrifying.

"It's heartbreaking," she said. "I'm seeing videos of families split apart. The reaction of mothers when they've lost their children... all happening in real time".

Catherine said that the large protest showed that people had come together in the UK to fight against "colonialism and genocide". 

Earlier today, a sit-in was staged at London’s Oxford Circus, stopping traffic in one of the busiest roads in the capital. Protesters also gathered outside the BBC offices in central London.