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More than 250,000 people took part in a pro-Palestinian march in London on Saturday, calling on the British government to impose sanctions on Israel and a full arms embargo, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) said.
Demonstrators gathered at Embankment and marched towards Downing Street, where the prime minister’s office is located. The rally marked three years since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza, which the PSC described as genocide.
Many participants carried Palestinian flags and signs reading “Free Palestine”, “Stop the genocide” and “Israel targets children”. The crowd also chanted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
In a post on “X”, the PSC called for the government to “sanction the whole state of Israel and implement a full arms embargo”. It said Israel continued to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
The PSC put the turnout at more than 250,000 as of 3:40 p.m. local time (1440 GMT).
Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and wounded over 175,000 in Gaza, while about 90% of the territory’s infrastructure has been destroyed, according to the figures provided in the report.
Despite an October 2025 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Israeli attacks have since killed 1,454 Palestinians and wounded another 5,090, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The Metropolitan Police said demonstrators were required to follow a route along Victoria Embankment, Westminster Bridge, York Road, Waterloo Bridge and the Strand before reaching Whitehall, where a rally was due to take place.
Police said several arrests had been made, including those of a woman and a man carrying placards that officers said “declared support for the proscribed organisation Palestine Action”.
Palestine Action was banned on July 5, 2025, under the Terrorism Act after members entered a Royal Air Force base and spray-painted two aircraft, causing £7 million ($9.2 million) in damage, according to police. The ban has led to thousands of arrests of people accused of supporting the group.
A small group of pro-Israeli demonstrators also gathered outside New Scotland Yard, near the area where the pro-Palestinian march assembled.
