More than 250,000 people marched through London on Saturday in support of Palestinians, calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza and urging the British government to halt its military and political support for Israel.
The demonstration concluded near the British prime minister’s official residence at 10 Downing Street, where speakers addressed the crowd. Participants also observed a two-minute silence in memory of Palestinians killed in Gaza.
The march came as Palestinians marked three years since the outbreak of the war in Gaza in October 2023. Demonstrators carried placards reading “Free Palestine,” “Stop Arming Israel” and “End the Genocide,” expressing solidarity with Palestinians and demanding stronger action from the British government.
Aimee Shalan, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, told Agence France-Presse that recent British sanctions related to settler violence did not go far enough.
According to organisation , the campaign called for broader measures, including sanctions against Israel and a comprehensive arms embargo.
Despite a ceasefire declared a year earlier, the original report said, Palestinians continued to be killed in Gaza. More than 1,400 Palestinians had been killed in the territory during that period, while United Nations figures cited in the report recorded 230 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank during 2025.