HUNDREDS of demonstrators from Derby joined tens of thousands from across the country to protest at the bombing of Gaza by Israeli forces.
About 200 people travelled to the London protest on Saturday in four coaches arranged by Derby's Jamia Mosque.
Waving placards and the black, white, green and red flag of Palestine, the marchers converged on the BBC's Broadcasting House near Oxford Circus.
They then moved to Hyde Park, via the US embassy.
Mosque secretary, Nazir Hussain, said: "We can understand that the Israelis need to protect themselves but the violence is excessive.
"We are seeing people bombing schools, hospitals, killing innocent people.
"We wanted to express our concerns and request that David Cameron and Barack Obama intervene and remedy the problem."
Estimates of the numbers who marched varied, with the police saying about 20,000 but estimates among the protestors much higher.
Mr Hussain said the protest at the BBC had been because the marchers believed it had been biased towards the Israelis.
Many commentators have also claimed the corporation is being biased towards the Palestinians.
Mr Hussain said he was alarmed to see armed police at the US Embassy.
He said: "It's fenced with big gates and then the police had their own cordon, but beyond that we had armed police which I found really worrying. I felt that was intimidating."
Chants of "Free, Free, Palestine" were shouted across the busy West End as marchers went to Hyde Park to be addressed by speakers including George Galloway and Diane Abbott.
YesterdaySUN evening, Israeli and Palestinian factions agreed to a fresh 72-hour ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.
Egypt brokered a similar truce last week, but fighting resumed after the three-day window ended.
About 2,000 people have died in the conflict.
