Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in London as Israel-Hamas war roils the world

By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are marching in London and other cities to demand Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza. Protesters gathered at London’s Marble Arch before marching to the government district, Whitehall on Saturday. They called for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes launched in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by Hamas militants. The war has sparked both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests around the world. In Australia, thousands marched through central Sydney, shouting “Shame, shame Israel” and “Palestine will never die.” Crowds also gathered across the Middle East, in Turkey’s capital Ankara and its most populous city of Istanbul as well as in Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco and South Africa.