Demonstrators all over the UK have been protesting against Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.

Around 12,000 demonstrators marched through London according to the Police. The organisers claimed the figure was near 75,000.

In Trafalgar Square, Ken Livingstone said that the silence of the British government, and most Western governments, was obscene.

According to the BBC, a No 10 spokesman said "Rocket attacks from Hamas must stop, and we have called for a halt to Israeli military action in Gaza."

No mention of un-restricted movement of food and basic materials being allowed into Gaza was made.

According to the UN, more than 400 Palestinians have been killed, about 100 of them civilians - including 34 children.

Four Israelis have been killed by Hamas rockets fired from Gaza.

Both sides are looking for victory.

Victory for Israel is completely stopping Hamas from firing rocket into Israel, which causes very little damage, in comparison to the Palestinian losses.

Victory for Hamas is to survive and/or have un-restricted flow of food and basic materials (not weapons) into Gaza.

The last ceasefire, which Hamas refused to renew, provided the Israelis with what they had always wanted.

But it did NOT even provide the people of Gaza with un-restricted food aid, which 80% of the residents of Gaza have been forced to rely on because of Israeli border restrictions.

On 25th September 2008, the coalition of 21 aid agencies and human rights organizations - including Christian Aid, Oxfam International, CARE International UK, Save the Children UK and World Vision Jerusalem – stated that despite the cessation of violence in Gaza, the Quartet has been unable to lift the blockade or secure a significant improvement in the humanitarian situation.

Hamas could never agree to renew the ceasefire agreement that only meant continued Israeli imposed suffering on the people of Gaza.