Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have gathered in London, Paris, Rome, Manila and Cape Town urging an end to the conflict in the Middle East.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in several major cities around the world to demand an end to bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, as the conflict in the Palestinian enclave approaches its first anniversary and spreads in the wider region. About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London while thousands also gathered in Paris, Rome, Manila and Cape Town.
Israel has sharply escalated a campaign against Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah in recent weeks and Iran launched a barrage of missiles against Israel this week. In Paris, Lebanese-French protester Houssam Houssein said: "We fear a regional war because there are tensions with Iran at the moment, and perhaps with Iraq and Yemen". "We really need to stop the war because it's now become unbearable," he added.
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