During the London Marathon, activists from Youth Demand protested by throwing a substance in front of the men's elite race, highlighting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza caused by the UK government's arms support to Israel. Two activists, Willow Holland and Cristy North, expressed their desperation for action against the ongoing violence and stated that traditional means of protest have failed. Their actions come in light of the UN's report of depleted food stocks in Gaza due to the Israeli blockade, calling attention to what they perceive as complicity in genocide enabled by UK policy.
I am taking action with Youth Demand because I have run out of other options: thousands are being killed in Gaza, our Government is making no effort to stop it.
I'm taking action today at the London marathon because the people in Palestine are running out of time. We have tried all other avenues to get the Government to stop arming Israel.
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