ALBAWABA - Thousands of protestors across London held the "Day of Action for Palestine", several of them took to the streets surrounding the British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems to voice their refusal of the company's arms deals with Israel.
With banners reading slogans against the brutal Israeli war on Gaza, demonstrators accused BAE of complicity in Israel's war crimes in the Gaza Strip by continuing to sell weapons to Tel Aviv.
Gathering in central London, protestors stood outside the company's building demanding it to halt its deals with the Israeli army. Protestors carried banners reading: "BAE company is profiting from the genocide in Gaza", "Stop the massacre in Gaza", and "Urgent ceasefire now,".
Several protestors, including young children, used colored chalk to draw the Palestinian flag as well as writing "Free Palestine," "Peace," and "Ceasefire in Gaza," across the area.
Over the weekend, tens of protests took over European cities, with hundreds of thousands of protestors demanding their governments to press for a permanent ceasefire as the brutal war on Gaza enters its fourth month.
Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip and captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The ongoing brutal Israeli aggression has resulted in the killing of at least 25,105 Palestinians across Gaza, with 10,000+ children. Additionally, 62,681 Gazans have been injured, with injury intensity varying between mild and severe.
