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UK police arrest more than 50 at protest for banned Palestine Action group

LONDON (Reuters) -More than 50 people protesting against Britain's decision to ban the Palestine Action group were arrested outside parliament on Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police said. Officers made arrests after crowds, waving placards expressing support for the group, gathered in Parliament Square, the force said on X.In July, British lawmakers banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest against Britain's support for Israel.
Source: Al Monitor
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Russia condemns Israel's plan to expand Gaza operation

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia condemns and rejects Israel's plan to expand its military operation in the Gaza Strip, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "The implementation of such decisions and plans, which provoke condemnation and rejection, is fraught with the risk of exacerbating the already extremely dramatic situation in the Palestinian enclave, which has all the hallmarks of a humanitarian catastrophe," the ministry said in a statement. (Reporting by Maxim RodionovEditing by Mark Potter)
Source: Al Monitor
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