Tens of thousands of protesters marched for Palestine in central London on Saturday as Israel continues its attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Organizers held a series of speeches at the start of the march on Regent Street before walking through the heart of west London towards the Israeli embassy in South Kensington, Middle East Eye reported.

Flanked by an army of volunteers in green vests, protesters held Palestine flags and placards that called on Britain to impose a full arms embargo on Israel and for the Israeli military to end its war in Gaza.

Iqbal Mohamed, one of the independent MPs elected in July who stood on a pro-Palestine platform, joined the march.

Mohamed said Britain’s decision to cut 30 out of 350 arms contracts with Israel and the decision to restore partial funding to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, was a “drop in the ocean”.

Saturday’s march was the 18th national demonstration for Palestine since the start of the war last October and the first time a pro-Palestine march has been held in the vicinity of the Israeli embassy in South Kensington.