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STORY: :: Pro-Palestinian protesters march in London as the Gaza war nears its first anniversary:: October 5, 2024:: London, England:: Mahruz, Protester "All the leaders, listen to your people. We want peace in the Middle East and in the world. But listen to your people, your people are out here in the streets, every month. And you're (leaders) just not listening, you're deaf, dumb and blind. Listen to them."Over 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, according to the enclave's Hamas-run health authorities.Israel's bombardment of Gaza started almost a year ago after the Palestinian Islamist movement staged the deadliest assault in Israel's history on Oct. 7, 2023.The attack, in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed and over 250 taken hostage, ignited the war that has devastated Gaza, displacing most of its 2.3 million population.International diplomacy led by the United States has so far failed to clinch a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Hamas wants an agreement that ends the war while Israel says fighting can only end when Hamas is eradicated.Demonstrations to mark the first anniversary are expected to take place across the world, including the United States, Germany and Chile.