HEALTHCARE workers in 16 cities across Britain mobilised at the weekend as hundreds of thousands of Palestine supporters again took to the streets demanding an end to Israel’s slaughter of the people of Gaza.

Hospital and health centre staff including consultants, doctors and support staff held candle-lit vigils and commemorated more than 250 doctors, nurses and other health workers who are among more than 15,000 Palestinians killed, including in Israel’s criminal targeting of hospitals.

The protests came as the Campaign Against Arms Trade (Caat) revealed that the government has licensed more than £474 million in weapons sales to Israel since 2015, including components for aircraft, helicopters, drones, bombs, missiles, technology, armoured vehicles, tanks, ammunition and small arms.