Some 50,000 people marched through the centre of London this afternoon to demand that the Israeli attack on Gaza be stopped.

Around 1000 pairs of shoes were thrown by the demonstarators into Downing Street to show their disgust at the spinelessness of the UK government's response to the slaughter.

In addition there were many other sizeable demonstartions in UK towns and cities to protest at the attack on Gaza.

Tony Benn ,the president of the Stop The War Coalition was among those who addressed the huge crowd calling for an end to the violence and a just settlement.
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