Edinburgh protest: Nine powerful photos of Pro-Palestine march as thousands gather in city centre
Jolene Campbell
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Protesters participate in a Pro-Palestinian march in Edinburgh. The protest, which demands a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and an end to bombing in Gaza, was held on Armistice Day, 105 years since the end of World War I. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Massive crowds descended on Edinburgh city centre on Saturday for a Pro-Palestine protest as the outcry grows over the Gaza crisis.
First Minister Humza Yousaf, whose parents-in-law escaped from Gaza last week, has backed the right of protesters to hold events on Armistice Day despite UK Government claims it was ‘provocative and disrespectful’.
Protesters at Pro-Palestinian march in the Capital on Saturday. Thousands gathered to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and an end to bombing in Gaza.Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
In Scotland there have been protest marches over the last four weekends. Five people were also arrested after a group occupied the roof of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh last week.
The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign led protests in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon, as well as marches in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Forres, and Dundee.
Protests began in the UK on 14 October, one week after Hamas launched an attack in Israel that killed 1,400 people and saw 229 held as hostages. Since then, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 10,800 Palestinians have been killed.
Here are nine powerful images taken of protesters in the Capital.
Protesters in Edinburgh, on Armistice day demand ceasefire. They held signs calling to Stop the Genocide and Boycott Apartheid Israel. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian marches in Edinburgh joining others across the UK on Armistice Day on Saturday. They are calling for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza, on the same day people gather to remember those who have died in military conflicts since World War One. (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell)
Thousands gather to call for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. In Scotland there have been protest marches over the last four weekends. First Minister Humza Yousaf, whose parents-in-law escaped from Gaza last week, has backed the right of protesters to hold events on Armistice Day. Photo: Getty images
Crowds gathered across the UK to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Campaigners rejected any suggestion that they would disrupt Armistice services. (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell)
Pro-Palestinian march demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and an end to bombing in Gaza,. The march was held on Armistice Day, 105 years since the end of World War I. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Protesters in Edinburgh and across the UK called for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza, on the same day people gather to remember those who have died in military conflicts since World War One. The UK government has branded the planned November 11 marches as "provocative and disrespectful".Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Crowds participate in a Pro-Palestinian march at Waverley Bridge and around city centre on November 11, 2023 held on Remembrance day (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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