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Protesters scale the Scottish Parliament to hang a pro-Palestinian banner: “Stop arming Israel”Remembrance Sunday organizers have backed Saturday’s March for Palestine as far-right groups prepare to march on London on Armistice Day.The latest pro-Palestinian march through London is due to take place on Saturday, November 11, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the deadly Israel-Gaza conflict that erupted last month.Interior Minister Suella Braverman has been accused of encouraging far-right groups by describing pro-Palestinian protests as “hate marches.”The Democratic Football Lads Alliance, a right-wing organization that uses football fan networks to spread Islamophobic hate, has issued a call to arms on social media.But the Royal British Legionthat does that Poppy Appealsaid: “Our armed forces play a vital role in protecting the rights and freedoms of everyone in British society, including the right to protest.”The route of the march will take activists from the corner of Marble Arch in Hyde Park south through the capital along Vauxhall Bridge Road at around 12pm on Saturday and cross the River Thames on the way to the US Embassy on Nine Elms Lane.16996248101699623610South Africa has summoned Israel’s ambassador to discuss his recent “unfortunate behavior in the context of the unfolding, tragic Israeli-Palestinian war,” the South African Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. 1699622354The RBL has urged protesters to be peaceful and show respect as mourners flock to London this weekend to remember our war dead. In a statement, the armed forces charity said: “The British Armed Forces play a vital role in protecting the rights and freedoms of everyone in British society, including the right to protest.” “We are not aware of any protests during the RBL commemorative events and we hope that the weekend commemorative events can take place without disruption.” 1699622110Philippe Lazzarini, UNWRA’s Commissioner-General said he was “devastated” after it was confirmed that over 100 UNWRA colleagues had been killed in a month. He wrote: “Parents, teachers, nurses, doctors, support staff. @UNRWA mourns, the Palestinians mourn, the Israelis mourn. This tragedy must end #Humanitarianceasefire Now.” 1699621371Demonstrators hold Palestinian flags as they block the entrance to the BAE System factory as “Workers for a Free Palestine” protest and demand an end to arms sales to Israel.1699621127Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, on Friday, killing one person and wounding others staying there, Palestinian officials said. One of several hospitals was reported as Israeli troops battled Hamas in the heart of the enclave. Officials said other attacks damaged parts of the Indonesian hospital and reportedly set fire to the Rantissi Children’s and Cancer Hospital in the northern part of Gaza, where Israel says the Hamas militants who attacked it last month were concentrated. Israeli tanks, which have been advancing through the northern Gaza Strip for nearly two weeks, have taken up positions around the Rantissi, Al-Quds and Nasser children’s hospitals, raising concerns for patients, doctors and evacuees, medical staff said. “Israel is now starting a war against hospitals in Gaza City,” Mohammad Abu Selmeyah, director of Gaza’s main Shifa Hospital, told Reuters. 1699620571Counter-terrorism police are investigating a fake video by Sadiq Khan in which the London mayor appears to suggest postponing the memorial weekend by a week to allow pro-Palestinian marches to take place. The AI-created video was seen 138,000 times on X and shared there by far-right accounts, stoking anger against Mr Khan. A spokesman for the mayor said: “The Met and its counter-terrorism experts are aware of this fake video being distributed and amplified by far-right groups on social media and are carrying out an active investigation.” 1699619426Sir Keir Starmer has also been criticized for refusing to call for a ceasefire, and this week one of his top officials resigned over the Labor leader’s stance. MP Imran Hussain, who has led the Labor Party for almost eight years, said he felt “deeply disturbed” by the Labor leader’s widely criticized interview LBC. 1699618398Remembrance Sunday takes place on the second Sunday in November each year to honor Britain’s war dead. In 2023, it follows exactly one day after Armistice Day on Saturday, November 11th, which specifically recognizes the signing of the Armistice Agreement that ended the First World War at 11 a.m. on November 11th, 1918, a prelude to the peace negotiations that should finally take place with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles the following June. The two days of remembrance are celebrated in the United Kingdom with ceremonies across the country to remember those who gave their lives fighting for their country. The most visible symbol is the poppy, which has been sold since 1921 by the Royal British Legion (RBL) as a tool to raise funds to support today’s servicemen and women, and worn on its lapel as a gesture of respect. 1699617355About a dozen police officers and several vans surround the cenotaph. Tom Watling Reports from the crime scene. Traffic is still flowing past Whitehall but the road will later be closed for the memorial weekend. Despite the heavier police presence, there is a calm atmosphere. Pro-Palestinian marches outside Whitehall have reached their peak in recent weeks, but Saturday’s demonstration was rerouted amid fears the Cenotaph could be desecrated by marchers. Police surrounding the World War I memorial declined to comment on whether there had been any unrest over the past two days. Calls from small right-wing extremist factions to surround the memorial and protect it from what they say is an Islamist threat appear to have had no effect on security concerns. You do not have access to the street where the cenotaph is located.

Protesters scale the Scottish Parliament to hang a pro-Palestinian banner: “Stop arming Israel”Remembrance Sunday organizers have backed Saturday’s March for Palestine as far-right groups prepare to march on London on Armistice Day.The latest pro-Palestinian march through London is due to take place on Saturday, November 11, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the deadly Israel-Gaza conflict that erupted last month.Interior Minister Suella Braverman has been accused of encouraging far-right groups by describing pro-Palestinian protests as “hate marches.”The Democratic Football Lads...

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