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An estimated quarter of a million join London march marking three years of Gaza genocide
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People attend a pro-Palestine protest demanding to halt arms sales and impose sanctions to Israel, in London, United Kingdom on October 10, 2026.
The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) estimates that more than a quarter of a million people took part in a major demonstration in central London on Saturday 10 October, marking the third anniversary of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Protesters called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Government to impose a complete and immediate arms embargo on Israel.
The demonstration was organised by the Palestine Coalition, comprising the Palestinian Forum in Britain, Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), Stop the War Coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and Friends of Al-Aqsa.
The march set off from Victoria Embankment and passed through central London before concluding with a rally and sit-in on Whitehall, near Downing Street. Participants carried Palestinian flags and placards demanding an end to British arms supplies to Israel and accountability for its crimes.
Chants of “Free Palestine”, “Stop Arming Israel”, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “Stop the genocide” rang out along the route. Students, healthcare workers, trade unionists, academics and artists joined the demonstration.
Participants demanded a full ban on exports of weapons and military aircraft components to Israel, arguing that partial restrictions are insufficient while British-made components continue to reach the battlefield. They also called on the Government to recognise formally that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and to turn expressions of sympathy into practical action.
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Speakers included former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP, John McDonnell MP and Zarah Sultana MP, alongside actor Khalid Abdalla and Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan, representing Health Workers for Palestine. UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan, PSC’s incoming director Aimee Shalan and Palestinian journalist Hala Hanina also addressed the rally, together with representatives of the organising groups.
PFB Chairman Adnan Hmidan participated in the demonstration and spoke at the protest.
Speakers stressed that the continued mobilisation after three years demonstrated the breadth of solidarity with Palestine and sustained public pressure on the Government to change its policies towards Israel. Participants expressed optimism and determination, viewing the turnout as a clear message that the campaign would continue until its demands were met.
The London demonstration coincided with the Global Alliance for Palestine’s call for an international day of solidarity. Actions were called in hundreds of cities across more than 60 countries, with over 200 organisations participating in the wider mobilisation.
PFB reiterated the coalition’s demands for an end to the arms trade with Israel, the suspension of military and intelligence support that facilitates violations of international law, unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza, and action to stop British institutions and businesses supporting occupation and settlement activity.
The protest continued the series of national marches organised by the Palestine Coalition since October 2023. PFB thanks everyone who took part and urges supporters to maintain pressure through campaigning and engagement with their elected representatives. The campaign for Palestinian freedom and justice must continue.
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.
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11 October 2026
Palestinian Forum in Britain launches campaign to secure the release of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya
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Red Ribbons campaign by the Palestinian Forum in Britain in support of Dr Hussam Abu Safiyyah and Palestinian detainees
The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) has announced the launch of a new solidarity campaign calling for the release of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya and all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation prisons. The campaign will take the form of a calm, symbolic action titled the “Red Ribbons Campaign”, to be held on Saturday 20 December at Oxford Circus in central London, at 1:00 pm.
The Forum explained that the event is neither a demonstration nor a protest march, but a silent, peaceful act of solidarity. Participants will hang red ribbons and display specially designed posters carrying clear demands for freedom and justice, conveying a humanitarian message to British and international public opinion about the suffering of Palestinian prisoners.
The Forum invited participants to bring red ribbons if possible, stressing that presence alone is a statement, and that quiet, symbolic solidarity can be more powerful than slogans, particularly amid ongoing attempts to criminalise or restrict pro-Palestine advocacy in the British public sphere.
The red ribbon: a global symbol for the prisoners’ cause
In a clarifying statement, the Palestinian Forum in Britain emphasised that the campaign aims to establish the red ribbon as a global symbol for raising awareness of the Palestinian prisoners’ cause, and to highlight their situation as hostages of the occupation—especially in light of what it described as an “unprecedented escalation in policies of arrest, isolation, starvation and enforced disappearance”.
The Forum noted that the choice of red reflects danger, urgency and the ongoing human bleeding inside prisons, serving as an open call to the global conscience not to normalise silence in the face of these violations.
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Shocking figures on the reality of prisoners as of December 2025
The campaign draws on documentation by Palestinian prisoners’ rights institutions and figures released by the Israeli Prison Service up to December 2025, which reveal a stark and brutal reality:
- The total number of prisoners and detainees in Israeli occupation prisons stands at approximately 9,300, the majority of whom are detainees and administrative prisoners, excluding those held in Israeli army camps.
- The number of sentenced prisoners has reached 1,254.
- There are 51 female prisoners, including two children.
- Around 350 child prisoners are being held in Ofer and Megiddo prisons.
- The number of administrative detainees has reached 3,350.
- Some 1,220 detainees are classified as “unlawful combatants”—a figure that does not include all Gaza detainees held in army camps, and which also includes Arab detainees from Lebanon and Syria.
The Forum stressed that these figures point to a system of mass detention based on the denial of the most basic legal and human rights, constituting a clear violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.
An open call for solidarity
The Palestinian Forum in Britain concluded its statement by calling on all people of conscience in Britain to take part in the Red Ribbons Campaign, affirming that the prisoners’ cause—foremost among them Dr Hossam Abu Safiya—is not solely a Palestinian issue, but one of justice and human dignity that deserves to remain at the heart of public discourse, regardless of mounting attempts at marginalisation or exclusion.
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Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpA
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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
18 December 2025