Thousands of Palestinians stand up for the rights of Palestinians at the G7 summit in London

Thousands of people have marched in solidarity with Palestine in London and have now called on the leaders of the Seven Groups (G7). meeting To support Palestinian rights in southwest England.

As part of the “Resist G7: Day of Action for International Justice” rally, protesters marched on Saturday to the official headquarters of Prime Minister Borris Johnson’s Downing Street, shouting and holding placards denouncing Israeli policies in the occupied territories.

Demonstrators called for an end to what the UK and other G7 governments said was complicity in Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinians.

Former Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn went to the march and addressed the people.

“I have called for a halt to arms sales at a rally in Justice For Palestine in London today,” Corbyn wrote on Twitter.

“Civilian weapons made by the UK – including children – are being killed in the conflict abroad. This must be stopped,” he said.

Today at a demonstration for Justice in Palestine in London, I called for a halt to arms sales. Civilian weapons made by the UK – including children – are being killed in the conflict abroad. This must be stopped. pic.twitter.com/Sf2tEGjtkX

– Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 12, 2021

The gathering of informal clubs from the seven major economies – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – was meeting in Cornwall for the first time in two years to address the global health crisis and climate change.

Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan, reported from London, said the protesters ’view was“ changing ”and“ evolving ”since Israel and Hamas, the group governing the besieged Gaza Strip, announced a fragile ceasefire.

Israel 11 days of Gaza bombing It killed 253 Palestinians, including at least 66 children, leaving behind many buildings, homes and infrastructure destroyed in the besieged enclave.

“What they’ve mostly talked about is BDS trying to force Israel to treat the Palestinian people better,” Brennan said, referring to the Palestinian-led Boycott, Disinvestment and Punishment (BDS) movement.

“The calls made by these protesters to these G7 leaders are to pay some attention to this and take the issue seriously,” he said.

Protesters want to keep up the pressure to make the action “necessary and unavoidable,” he added.

On the march Raghad al-Takriti, president of the Muslim Association of Britain, said the message to G7 leaders was “clear”.

“It’s about defending international law. It is an adherence to international law, ”al-Takriti told Al Jazeera.

“It’s time for these leaders to talk about enforcement, to end the siege of Gaza … and to stop their complicity, it’s time to negotiate arms with Israel,” he said.

Among the groups involved were Friends of Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC), and an estimated 8,000 people showed up outside Downing Street demanding justice for Palestinians.

In a statement, the PSC said: “All governments have a duty to end complicity and help dismantle apartheid. The G7 should end all co-operation with Israel in military security and use specific sanctions with Israel and promote racist rule over the Palestinian people. until Israel complies with international law. “

The protest was the latest in a series of pro-Palestinian rallies in London since tensions erupted in occupied East Jerusalem over forced displacements by Israeli families from Sheikh Jarrah, attacks on the Al-Aqsa mosque and Israeli armies. attack on Gaza.

Hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested in recent weeks for protesting Israeli policies in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Dozens have been injured in clashes with Israeli armed police.

At least four Palestinians – including a child – They have been shot dead in the occupied West Bank since Thursday.