Thousands gathered outside Downing Street for a vigil to mourn the hundreds killed by Hamas in Israel over the weekend.
More than 700 have been killed in Israel by Hamas, which attacked the south of the country from Gaza on Saturday. Many more are missing and over 100 have been taken hostage.Chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis was among the speakers at the Monday night event, which was attended by around 2,000 people. Attendees held up pictures of people who had died, as well as waving Israeli flags.
"We know that the increasing loss of life, so the whole community is feeling very traumatic."Israel has hit back with retaliatory strikes, and begun a siege of Gaza in response to Hamas' attacks. Some 500 people have been killed in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protests took place in London and in Glasgow on Monday evening. The London protest was held outside the Israeli Embassy, and was attended by hundreds of people waving flags and chanting.
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