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demonstrations break out in london, uk, demanding the government stop supplying weapons to israel

2024-09-08

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on september 7, local time, demonstrations broke out again in london, england, with tens of thousands of people protesting against the british government's stance of favoring israel in the palestinian-israeli conflict.calls on the british government to stop supplying weapons to israel

the march started in the afternoon of the 7th local time, and the procession extended from the core area of ​​london to the israeli embassy in the uk. according to the figures provided by the organizers, about 25,000 people participated in the march that day.

london police deployed in advance and imposed strict restrictions on the location and time of the march to prevent conflicts. however, reporters still saw demonstrators being taken away by the police at the scene.

protester abbas sadik:people are unhappy with the decisions that the government has made and the time they have taken, and we want sanctions against israel. although they have suspended 30 of the 350 arms export licenses to israel, we want a total stop.

cctv reporter wangdream:in early september, the british foreign secretary announced that the uk would suspend the sale of some weapons to israel. although this decision is considered to have more political significance than military significance, the outside world is speculating whether this will be the beginning of a change in the uk and even europe.

the british foreign secretary said when announcing the decision that there was a "clear risk" that the equipment could be used to commit serious violations of international law. according to the british government's decision, 30 of the uk's 350 arms export licenses to israel will be suspended.

however, according to the stockholm international peace research institute,the united states remains israel's largest arms supplierin contrast, uk arms sales to israel are smaller, accounting for just 1% of the country's defence imports.