Hundreds of people who support Palestine sat down on Westminster Bridge for their first big protest in 2024. They closed the bridge and the nearby streets after a march from St James’s Park today. The Free Palestine Coalition had a protest asking for a stop to the fighting in Gaza. It also said the UK should not sell weapons to Israel and should stop Israel from controlling Palestine. They met at the park at 10am and then walked to Westminster. But the police stopped them at Big Ben. Many of the demonstrators then slowly joined a peaceful protest that was surrounded on three sides by a line of police. Many protesters had red paint on their hands and wore masks that looked like Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden. The police said today that all protesters have left the area near Westminster Bridge. Police are still working in central London and are ready to handle more protests.