Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London and Berlin on Saturday, calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza.
More than 10,000 people gathered in the German capital in support of Gaza, according to police figures.
“You can’t sit on the sofa and be silent. Now is the time when we all need to speak up,” Gundula, who did not want to give her last name, told the AFP news agency.
“Germany finances, Israel bombs” was one of the chants demonstrators shouted.
As fears spread that the Israel-Iran war could expand into a wider regional conflict, demonstrators also took issue with a comment from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that Israel was doing the West’s “dirty work” by bombing Iran, saying it supported a prolonged war, amid concerns that the Iran-Israel conflict could spark wider regional devastation.
Protesters in the British capital waved Palestinian flags, donned keffiyeh scarves and carried signs including “Stop arming Israel” and “No war on Iran” as they marched in the sweltering heat.
There have been monthly protests in London since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, which started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking another 251 hostage.
Gaza is suffering from famine-like conditions, according to UN agencies in the region following an Israeli aid blockade. The overall death toll in Gaza since the war broke out has reached at least 55,637 people, according to the Hamas-led Health Ministry.
Tehran said over 400 people have been killed in Iran since Israel launched strikes last week claiming its arch-foe was close to acquiring a nuclear weapon, which Iran denies.
Some 25 people have been killed in Israel, according to official figures.
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