Gaza protests in Europe as arrests made in London | Gaza news

The protests take place in Barcelona, ​​Rome, Lisbon and London, where the police made more than 100 arrests.

Tens of thousands of people march in the main cities of Europe to protest against the Israel War against Gaza, with mass demonstrations in urban centers throughout the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

The protests in the second largest city in Spain, Barcelona, ​​as well as in Madrid, were planned weeks ago, while calls to demonstrations in Rome and Lisbon followed a generalized anger after the Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian humanitarian fleet of help, the Palestinian Global Sumud Sumud Flotilla, which had sailed from Barcelona to Gaza, trying to block the hungry of the hungry of the hungry.

More than 40 Spaniards, including a former mayor of Barcelona, ​​are among the 450 activists that Israel stopped from the flotilla boats this week.

Italy already saw more than two million people meet Friday throughout the country in a general strike to support Gaza's people.

Spain has seen an increase in support to the Palestinians in recent weeks, while their government intensifies diplomatic efforts against the extreme right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The protests against the presence of an Israeli property cycling team repeatedly interrupted the Spanish Vútla cycling event last month, while the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez described the war against Gaza as a “genocide” and requested the prohibition of all Israeli teams of international sporting events.

The calls to protests in Europe occur when Hamas said that he has accepted some elements of the plan established by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to end the assault of two years, which has killed more than 66,000 people and left Gaza in Ruins.

The Barcelona City Council said the Police estimated that 70,000 resulted for Saturday demonstration.

People packed the width Passeig de Gracia de Barcelona, ​​the central boulevard of the city. Many families were, along with people of all ages. The protesters wore Palestinian flags or wore t -shirts that supported Palestine.

The hand signs carried messages like “Gaza hurts me”, “hold the genocide” and “delivers the flotilla”.

Maria Jesus Parra, 63, wore a high Palestinian flag after making a one -hour trip from her home in another city to Barcelona. She wants the European Union to act against what she described as the horrors she sees in the news televised daily.

“How is it possible that we are witnessing a genocide that happens live after what we [as Europe] Experienced in the 1940s? Parra said. “Now no one can say that they didn't know what was happening.”

Arrests in London

A protest in Rome is also underway, organized by three Palestinian organizations together with local unions and students. The protesters will march from Porta San Paolo and end up in San Giovanni. Police expect tens of thousands to attend, said state station Rai.

A protest is also being carried out in London in support of the Palestine Palestine Action group, although the police request a postponement after a mortal attack in a synagogue in Manchester earlier this week.

Two people were killed in the attack in the city of the Northwest on Thursday, and the Police shot the attacker, a British man of Syrian descent.

Police arrested at least 175 people at the place of the main protest event on Saturday in Trafalgar Square in downtown London.

The officers began to take protesters while the activists seated wrote slogans in posters that declare their support for the action of Palestine. The spectators sang “Shame of You” in the police.

The organizers rejected the requests of the police and the government to cancel the demonstration, which had been announced before the attack, to protest against the prohibition of the Palestine Action Pro-Palestinian group under the anti-terrorist laws.

Police said that Saturday's protests would take away the security resources that synagogues and mosques have squeezed after Thursday's attack.

The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, requested calm in a position in X on Saturday morning, saying: “I urge anyone who thinks about protesting this weekend to recognize and respect the pain of British Jews.

“This is a moment of mourning. It is not the time to enliven the tension and cause more pain. It's time to join,” he said.

Miles have also taken to the streets of Dublin, Ireland, to mark two years since Israel launched their war against Gaza and urged the Irish government to sanction Israel, local media reported.

The protest occurred after 16 Irish citizens were among the hundreds detained by Israel after the Sumud Global Flotilla intercepted, according to the report.

A protest is also being organized in Athens on Saturday afternoon, although the police believe that a larger one will take place on Sunday, to coincide with a Pro-Israelí.