London, December 1 (RHC)-- Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a mass rally in the UK’s capital city London on Saturday, calling for an end to the genocide and urging the British government to cut ties with the Israeli regime.
Protesters holding Palestinian and Lebanese flags marched through Central London from Park Lane to Whitehall in Westminister, then to No. 10 Downing Street, the official residence and office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Organizers reported that nearly 125,000 individuals joined the march, collectively calling on Britain to put an end to its “complicity in Israeli war crimes.” Protesters condemned the actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for his arrest following the International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him.
Members of the British parliament, pro-Palestinian groups, and prominent NGOs operating in Gaza made speeches during the mass rally.
They called on the UK Government to stop arms sales to Israel and impose sanctions against the occupying regimen that has killed close to 45,000 Palestinians since last October.
Among the distinguished speakers, Palestinian physician Ahmed Mokhallalati shared harrowing accounts from Gaza and appealed to the British government for urgent humanitarian intervention to cease the bloodshed.
“As history has shown, acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing and brutal aggression do not sustain an occupation. On the contrary, the more force is used, the less effective it becomes, ultimately accelerating the collapse of such oppressive regimes,” Mokhallalati told protesters. “These actions often serve to hasten the end of the occupation rather than secure its longevity.”
The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB), Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Friends of Al-Aqsa, and the Muslim Association of Britain were among the pro-Palestinian groups organizing the march.
Prior to the demonstration, the London Metropolitan Police issued a warning via X, reminding protesters that expressing support for Hamas and Hezbollah constitutes a criminal offense under British law.
