Pro-Palestinian demonstrators across Europe step out in support of ceasefire

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Protesters took to the streets of London, Berlin, Rome and the French city of Marseille over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the safe delivery of aid.
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00:00 Huge crowds gathered in countries across Europe on Saturday in support of Palestinians and
00:06 the war ravaged territory. For the second consecutive weekend, thousands of demonstrators
00:10 took to the streets of London, voicing an anti-war message.
00:16 In Rome, hundreds called for a stop to Israeli air strikes on Gaza. Waving Palestinian flags,
00:22 the demonstrators marched with the cry of "Free Palestine" and held banners that read
00:27 "No Peace Until We Get Freedom".
00:31 Despite a ban on demonstrations issued by Berlin police, several hundred pro-Palestinian
00:36 demonstrators marched unhindered through the streets of the German capital. Police on site
00:41 surrounded the demonstrators and finally allowed the procession to move on.
00:46 In response to a call by several associations, around 100 people gathered near the old port
00:51 of Marseille in southern France to call for peace between Israel and the Palestinian people.
00:57 [Whoosh]

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