Publish Date: 18 February 2024 - 14:36

Tehran, IRNA – Protests have taken place in some world cities, including London, Madrid, and Istanbul, to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets around the world to protest the Gaza war as the Israeli regime pledges to go forward with its offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday. 

Waving pro-Palestinian flags and banners, the demonstrators have shown their support for the Palestinians amid the brutal Israeli military onslaught on the enclave.

The crowd snaked through closed-off streets in the Spanish capital from Atocha train station to the central Plaza del Sol square behind a large banner that read: Freedom for Palestine.

Many carried signs that read “Peace for Palestine” and “Don’t ignore Palestinian suffering”.

In the UK’s capital London, approximately 250,000 people took part in the protest demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

Pro-Palestine protests also took place in Sweden and other countries, where people demanded that Israel stop its offensive on Rafah and called for a ceasefire.

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