Several protesters were arrested at a Gaza solidarity demonstration in London’s Whitehall, near Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, this Saturday (18).
The demonstration was held hours before the start of the ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday (19), as Israel carried out attacks in the enclave against what the military said were targets of the Hamas group.
London police said seven protesters were arrested, including four for public order offenses and two for violating agreed protest conditions. One person was arrested for holding a sign supporting banned organizations.
Israel’s cabinet approved an agreement with Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday, a day before the agreement was scheduled to begin.
Israel began its attack on Hamas in Gaza after the group’s fighters invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 250 hostage, according to Israeli counts.
The war between Israeli forces and Hamas has leveled much of highly urbanized Gaza, killed more than 46,000 people and displaced most of the enclave’s pre-war population of 2.3 million several times over, according to Israeli authorities. Gaza.
If successful, the ceasefire could ease hostilities elsewhere in the Middle East, where fighting has spread to include Iran and its proxies – Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and armed groups in Iraq – and the Occupied West Bank.
Gaza’s civilians faced a humanitarian crisis due to hunger, cold and disease. The ceasefire agreement calls for an increase in assistance, and international organizations have aid trucks lined up at Gaza’s borders.
This content was originally published in Police arrest seven pro-Palestine protesters after protest in London on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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