Metropolitan police officers escort protesters holding a Palestinian flag as they take part in a Pro-Palestinian demonstration on Waterloo Bridge, in London, on May 11, 2024, organised by the association Youth Demand and calling for a two-way arms embargo on Israel. Israeli strikes on May 11, 2024 hit parts of Gaza including Rafah where Israel expanded an evacuation order and the UN warned of an "epic" disaster if an outright invasion of the crowded city goes ahead. The war began with Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures. In Israel's retaliatory military campaign in Gaza, at least 34,971 people have been killed so far, most of them women and children, according the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)