Swathes of cops donning hi-vis jackets and helmets were seen scuffling with activists as footage taken by demonstrators showed masses of chanting crowds blocking roads and running riot in the streets.
Violent pro- Palestine mobs have clashed with police outside Downing Street as shocking footage shows Met Police officers donning riot gear attempting to gain control over the chaos.
In an earlier clip, taken outside Downing Street and shared on X, formerly Twitter, cops could be seen tussling with members of the public with one woman seen on the ground as officers worked their way through the crowd. — madness May 28, 2024 Pro-Palestinian supporters wave Palestinian flags and held placards as they gather outside Downing Street, central London, on May 28, 2024, during a 'Hands off Rafah, End the genocide' rally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Read More White House insists Israel airstrike on Rafah did NOT cross a 'red line'... and defends their response to killing civilians because US 'did the same' in Iraq and Afghanistan Chants of 'We are the people! We won't be silenced! Stop the bombing now, now, now' could also be heard ringing through the streets as demonstrators demanded an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
On Tuesday, huge demonstrations were also seen across France, Italy and Poland, as activists marched to voice their support for war-torn Palestine. In Paris, thousands of people gathered at Place de la République to display their unwavering support. The protests in France began on Monday after the IDF strike targeting senior Hamas figures killed dozens of displaced Palestinians in Rafah
Francois Rippe, vice-president of the France Palestine Solidarity Association denounced the Israeli bombings on a refugee camp in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the tragic deaths of 45 people and left another 249 injured.
'These operations must stop. There are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians. I call for full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire,' Macron said, adding he was 'outraged' by the strike.
Huge crowds of yelling people could be seen in footage climbing across railway tracks with Palestinian flags in hand - completely blocking the track from use. The eruption of protests comes after Israel's Sunday attack on a Rafah refugee camp that killed at least 45.
Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said in parliament that 'something unfortunately went tragically wrong' with the airstrike. Earlier on Sunday, before the deadly airstrikes, aid lorries entered Gaza from southern Israel under a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of it earlier this month.Egypt refuses to reopen its side of the Rafah crossing until control of the Gaza side is handed back to Palestinians.
Palestinians inspect their tents after an Israeli army operation on an area previously designated by the Israeli army as safe for displaced Palestinians, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 28 May 2024
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