Thousands join pro-Palestinian marches in several European cities
Thousands of protesters gathered in London, Berlin, and Dublin to mark the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack and call for an end to Israeli military actions in Gaza. The demonstrations featured calls for full sanctions on Israel, while police in London implemented strict public order measures.
Why it matters
These ongoing protests highlight the persistent international tension and public polarization surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict.
'We are all Palestinian': Pro-Palestine march fills central London streets — Aurore CHARRON, Lottie GIBSON Thousands of people on Saturday joined pro-Palestinian marches in London, Berlin and Dublin calling for an end to Israeli strikes on Gaza, three years after Hamas's October 7 attack.
Several thousand marchers in London carried placards reading "End the genocide" and "Free Palestine" as they made their way along the route near the British parliament.
"We are here today to mark three years of the ongoing genocide in Gaza," Aimee Shalan, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, told AFP.
Western sanctions over settler violence did not go far enough, she said, calling for "full sanctions on Israel".
A ceasefire began a year ago and although Israel has reduced its level of attacks it has kept striking Gaza on a near-daily basis.
Strikes have killed some 1,450 Palestinians since the ceasefire, according to Gaza's health ministry.
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