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People take part in a Vigil for Gaza organised by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign outside the Caird Hall in Dundee, November 8, 2023
HEALTH workers in 17 towns and cities across Britain staged silent vigils last night for their counterparts in Gaza killed by Israel’s relentless bombardment.
Doctors, nurses, consultants and other NHS staff wearing their hospital uniforms lit candles in memory of almost 280 Gaza hospital staff killed in the bombing as the wider death toll of Palestinians passed 20,000.
The vigils took place as plans were announced to mobilise millions of people for a repeat in January of the huge protests which took place in Britain and worldwide after Israel launched its murderous war on the people of Gaza in October.
The struggle for Palestinian freedom has become a defining issue for everyone committed to justice, democracy and peace, says PETER LEARY ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated