Pro-Palestine Protests Escalate in UK and US

Pro-Palestinian activists in the UK and US have intensified their protests against arms sales to Israel amid ongoing conflict in Gaza. In London, around 300 demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, demanding the government halt arms shipments and release legal advice on Israel's alleged breaches of international law, resulting in nine arrests. Concurrently, activists in Edinburgh targeted an arms factory linked to the Israeli military, highlighting the UK's complicity in the violence through arms exports. In Washington, DC, Jewish activists held a sit-in at the Capitol, advocating for a ceasefire and an arms embargo against Israel, with dozens arrested as they rallied for change. These protests coincide with increasing calls for accountability regarding the UK's and US's military support to Israel amidst allegations of war crimes. The situation has garnered international attention, reflecting deepening divisions and urgent demands for policy change.