Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed the thousands at a pro-Palestine rally in London, calling on political leaders to condemn Israeli's assault on Gaza.
Keep up to date with the latest news of the Israel-Gaza conflict on our live blogJeremy Corbyn has told thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters at a rally in London that they 'must condemn' the Israeli army's actions in Gaza.
'None of us are here to allow this assault on the people of Gaza and the people of the West Bank to go on READ MORE: Timeline of Israel and Palestine's violent conflict as Hamas terrorists reignite historical war after Gaza attack Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City Referencing the deaths of young Israelis in the desert close to Gaza last week, he told the crowd: ‘Those killings are wrong, murder is wrong, the loss of human life is wrong.’‘It is right to condemn the killings that have happened, it is right to condemn the targeting of civilians which is of course a war crime in international law,’ he said.
People gather with placards to take part in a 'March For Palestine', part of a pro-Palestinian national demonstration, in LondonA woman holds a placard as she stands beside the route of a 'March For Palestine', part of a pro-Palestinian national demonstrationAn Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian convoy fleeing northern Gaza on a route reportedly approved by the Israeli Defence Force killed as many as 70 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
It comes as the Met Police deployed 300 officers specifically to tackle safety fears for London's Jewish population, amid a huge spike in reported hate crimes since the beginning of the conflict last Saturday. Advertisement Last night the force announced a raft of restrictions upon protesters, issuing a Section 12 Public Order Act 1986 for the planned march route, active from 12pm today.
Orly Goldschmidt, spokeswoman for the Israeli Embassy to the UK, earlier insisted that Israel was not targeting civilians, but admitted that innocent people would be casualties of the conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
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