The activists marched from Oxford Circus to BBC headquarters in London, blocking traffic along the way and bringing Palestinian statehood to the attention of UK shoppers. According to Guardian estimates, at least 150 people took part in the demonstration.

“We know that as long as the UK media keeps repeating Israeli government press releases, we have to shout out loud that there is the right of an occupied people to resist,” one protester said addressing the crowd.

“Stop Israel’s war crimes in Palestine”, read one of the banners of the demonstrators, while some of the protesters shouted “Palestine don’t you cry, we will never let you die!”

Organized by activists, working as part of London Palestine Action, activists managed to set off red and green smoke bombs as they attracted attention to their “Solidarity for Palestinian resistance” cause.

Solidarity pro-Palestinian rally was also held in Paris at the Republic Square.

The activist called on the French government to stop working with the “terrorist Israeli state” as they waved a huge Palestinian flag.

Israeli-Palestinian violence has been recently on rise across Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Stabbings are becoming particularly common amid fears of a new Palestinian uprising.

According to Palestinian authorities, 43 Arabs have been killed since the conflict began last month, and over 1,700 have been injured.

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