Sunday 18 May 2025 - 14:37
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in London to mark Nakba anniversary

The march was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and saw a number of high-profile political figures attend, including former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Hawzah News Agency- The protest was both to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, meaning catastrophe in Arabic.

More than half a million people demonstrated on the streets of London to call on our government to end its complicity in genocide.

Taking to Twitter, Mr Corbyn said: “ more than half a million people demonstrated on the streets of London to call on our government to end its complicity in genocide.

The PSC said the march was organised to “mark the 77th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba and demand our government take action to end the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land”.
The Nakba is the name given to the period in which more than 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes during the establishment of Israel in 1948.

More than 300 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since Thursday, when Israel resumed its offensive in the region. More than 53,000 people have been killed in the subsequent Israeli offensive, most of them women and children, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

Source: LBC NEWS

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