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Hundreds released after arrests at banned Palestine Action protest in London
All those arrested at a banned Palestine Action protest in London’s Parliament Square have been released from police custody, with none charged, according to organiser Defend Our Juries.
It comes after the Metropolitan Police said 522 people were arrested for displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation.
In a post on X, the group said those detained had been taking part in a silent protest, sitting on the grass on Saturday with placards reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
The UK government proscribed Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation earlier this year after it claimed responsibility for spraying paint onto Royal Air Force aircraft to protest against Britain’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
Under the Terrorism Act 2000, membership of or support for the group is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Amnesty International has described the scale of arrests under UK terrorism law as “deeply concerning”.
Police officers arrest an 89-year-old protester at a “Lift The Ban” demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action on August 9
Antiwar graffiti found on Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Graffiti condemning Israel’s war on Gaza has been found on the Western Wall, known to Muslims as the al-Buraq Wall, in Jerusalem.
“There is a holocaust in Gaza” was written in Hebrew on the southern portion of the wall. A similar message appeared on the wall of the city’s Great Synagogue.
Israeli police said a 27-year-old suspect was arrested and would appear in court later today with prosecutors seeking to extend his detention.
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, who oversees the Western Wall, called the graffiti a “desecration” and said: “A holy place is not a place to express protests. … The police must investigate this action, track down the criminals responsible for the desecration and bring them to justice.”
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir promised police would act “with lightning speed”, and far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the perpetrators “forgot what it means to be Jewish”.
It certainly doesn't mean committing genocide and starving babies to death.
UN Secretary General calls for investigation into killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
UN Secretary General António Guterres condemns the killing of the Al Jazeera journalists in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza and is calling for “an independent and impartial investigation into these latest killings,” his spokesperson said on Monday.
“Journalists and media workers must be respected, they must be protected and they must be allowed to carry out their work freely, free from fear and free from harassment,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Dujarric added that at least 242 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the war began.
The UN spokesperson also highlighted warnings from the World Food Programme, which has said that acute malnutrition is spiking in Gaza, with more than 300,000 children at severe risk.
“People need a predictable lifeline, not a trickle of aid,” Dujarric added.
“The World Food Programme says that just to cover basic humanitarian food assistance needs, more than 62,000 metric tons are required to enter Gaza every month, and so far, humanitarians have not been permitted to bring in enough supplies to support the Palestinians there.”
