Old Video of Pro-Gaza Demonstration in London Resurfaces Online
The Claim
One of the biggest protests in the history of Great Britain.
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Recently, social media users have been circulating a video claiming to depict one million people in London participating in a demonstration in support of Gaza. The video asserts that this is the largest protest in the history of Great Britain.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading. The video of the pro-Gaza demonstration in London is from November 2023, not recent.
London Demonstration Condemns Israeli Aggression and Massacres in Gaza
On November 11, 2023, thousands gathered in London, the British capital, for a demonstration organized by the "Stop the War Coalition" under the banner "National March for Palestine."
Participants condemned the Israeli occupation's massacres in Gaza, holding signs calling for freedom for Palestine and an end to the bombing of Gaza.
Al Jazeera's correspondent described the demonstration as "the largest of its kind in London since the protests against the U.S. war in Iraq." The channel estimated the number of protesters in the hundreds of thousands, while other sources estimated tens of thousands.
Large Protest Near Israeli Embassy in London
The claim began circulating shortly after a large demonstration in London, the eighteenth of its kind since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza and the first since the British government imposed a partial ban on arms exports to Israel.
The demonstration encountered tensions between the organizers and the police due to protesters' attempts to reach the Israeli embassy to condemn Israel's acts of genocide against Palestinians.
Israel’s War on Gaza
On September 7, 2024, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that the ongoing Israeli war against the Gaza Strip, which began in October 2023, has resulted in the deaths of 40,939 Palestinians and left 94,616 others injured. In its report on the 337th day of the war, the ministry stated that "the Israeli occupation has committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 61 bodies and 162 injured individuals being admitted to hospitals over the past 48 hours.
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