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Massive demonstrations break out again in London, UK, with tens of thousands taking to the streets

  • CarolCarol
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  • September-8-2024 PM 8:17 Sunday GMT+8
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On September 7 local time, demonstrations broke out again in London, UK. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the British government's partial stance towards Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and strongly demand that the British government stop supplying weapons to Israel.

The march began in the afternoon. The procession extended from the core area of London to the Israeli embassy in the UK. According to figures provided by the organizers, about 25,000 people participated in this march. Demonstrators held up signs and shouted slogans such as "Stop supplying weapons to Israel" and "Achieve peace between Palestine and Israel", expressing their dissatisfaction with the relevant policies of the British government.

Previously, the British government was facing increasing pressure. People from multiple fields jointly called for a re-examination of the arms export policy to Israel. Although the British foreign secretary had announced that the UK would suspend the sale of some weapons to Israel and 30 of the 350 arms export licenses to Israel would be suspended, this decision is considered to have more political significance than military significance and has failed to satisfy the protesters.

The London police made arrangements in advance and strictly restricted the location and time of the march to prevent conflicts. However, there were still some minor frictions between some demonstrators and the police at the scene, and some demonstrators were taken away by the police.

This demonstration reflects the public's high attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the urgent expectation for a peaceful solution to the conflict. They hope that the British government can take more effective measures to promote both Palestine and Israel to achieve a peaceful and just solution instead of continuing to exacerbate the conflict in aspects such as weapons supply. The international community is also closely watching how the British government will respond to this situation and the direction of relevant foreign policies in the future.