Demonstration of Palestinian supporters in front of the British base in Cyprus

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Akrotiri military base in Cyprus, which is under the control of the British military, to protest against London’s policies aimed at inciting regional wars in Gaza and Yemen. They did.

Agence France-Presse wrote that Cypriot demonstrators also demanded the closure of military bases that have been under British control since the independence of this island country in 1960.

The demonstrators displayed several banners with slogans such as “ceasefire now” demanding a ceasefire in the war in Gaza, as well as the slogan “stop supporting genocide”.

Recently, some British media reported that the American and British military flights from the Akrotiri base to Tel Aviv were probably carried out to transport military aid shipments for the Zionist regime.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense Britain claimed in a conversation with AFP that “British forces stationed in Cyprus support the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and no British Air Force aircraft has delivered lethal cargo to Israel.”

Tasos Kastias, the head of the organization known as the “Cyprus Peace Council” said at the protest site in front of the Akrotiri base: “Cyprus is a living example of the fact that military bases do not solve problems and create stability and security, but intensify the process of militarization and tension.” “

This demonstration was held in Cyprus while on Saturday, major cities and capitals around the world, including London, Washington, Dublin, Milan, Rome, Paris, Seoul, Johannesburg, Stockholm, Jakarta and other cities were the scene of other massive demonstrations in support of the people of Gaza, who have been the target of brutal attacks by the Zionist terrorist regime for more than 100 days.

Cyprus demonstrations by the Peace Council Cyprus was organized and supported by several left-wing groups, United for Palestine and the opposition party AKEL.

Leandros Fischer, a United for Palestine activist and a university professor. He said that the Akrotiri base was also used for the recent American and British airstrikes in Yemen.

Fisher clarified that the protesters “opposed the presence of British military bases on the territory of Cyprus” and this The bases have made the island “turn into a potential military target.” Vera Policarpo, head of AKEL party’s international relations department, said: “We are against the use of these bases against The people of the region protest against the presence of these bases in Cyprus. We want these bases to be dismantled.”

100 days have passed since the unique Al-Aqsa Storm operation by the Palestinian resistance led by Hamas at the dawn of October 7th (15 October) against the Zionist regime; As a result of this operation, 1200 Zionists were killed and about 240 other Zionists were captured by the resistance fighters. Following this operation, the Zionist regime has launched a siege and brutal attacks against the residential areas of this strip.

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