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SvennoJ on 16 July 2024
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Pro-Palestine protesters flood streets of Tunisian capital


Protesters carry banners and flags in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Tunis, July 16



Pro-Palestine activists spray antiwar message next to Cenotaph in London

Police in the UK have arrested two activists from the pro-Palestine group Youth Demand after they sprayed painted an antiwar message next to the Cenotaph war memorial in London.

In footage of the incident published by our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues, the two women can be seen laying a Palestine flag with flowers at the base of the memorial to Britain’s war dead.

They then spray “180,000 killed” on the floor next to the statue in red paint and pose with placards saying, “stop arming Israel” and “never again for everyone”.

“Everything that the Cenotaph stands for is contrary to the Labour government allowing companies to profit from genocide,” Youth Demand said, posting footage of the incident on X.

Police have confirmed that the women have been arrested on charges of causing criminal damage.



The 180 thousand number comes from The Lancet
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext

In recent conflicts, such indirect deaths range from three to 15 times the number of direct deaths. Applying a conservative estimate of four indirect deaths per one direct death 9 to the 37 396 deaths reported, it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186 000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza.