Pro-Palestinian protesters block entrances to Foreign Office in London
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Hundreds of activists have blocked the entrances to the Foreign Office in London, demanding that the new Labour government suspend the sale of UK arms to "Israel".
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Workers and trade unionists from Workers for a Free Palestine blockade the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in central London, on July 24, 2024. (AP)
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in London reported that Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked the entrances to the Foreign Office in London to protest the new Labour government's perceived inaction on changing UK policy towards the Israeli aggression on Gaza, and protesting the United Kingdom's continued arming of the Israeli occupation, following nine months of genocidal war against the Strip.
The correspondent emphasized that the demonstrators have triggered a new phase of actions to pressure the government. The significance of the demonstration is highlighted by its location at the official headquarters responsible for shaping British foreign policy.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent noted that the British police imposed a cordon around the demonstrators to prevent them from continuing their protest, attempted to disperse the gathering by force, and arrested several participants in the process.
The demonstration comes one day after Declassified UK revealed that the UK Ministry of Defense possesses video surveillance footage of Gaza from the day "Israel" killed seven international aid workers in a massacre but is refusing to release it, fearing it would be used as evidence in the International Criminal Court.
The footage, captured by a Royal Air Force (RAF) surveillance plane had documented approximately five hours over Gaza on April 1, when seven people working for the World Central Kitchen convoy were killed by "Israel", including three British military veterans: John Chapman, James Kirby, and James ‘Jim’ Henderson.
The RAF surveillance plane seemingly returned to its base in Cyprus just minutes before the airstrikes were launched.
As a result, the RAF may have recorded footage of the events leading up to the massacre, which could shed light on the Israeli occupation's claims by either proving or disproving whether or not "Hamas gunmen" were near the convoy, Declassified argued.
