Children’s clothing strewn on shore as protests against Gaza War continue

A long line of old children’s clothes, stretching for 3 miles, has been placed along Bournemouth beach to show unhappiness about the war in Gaza.

Activists from the Led by Donkeys group said they were laying out more than 11,000 sets of clothes to represent children who have been killed on both sides of the conflict since 7 September.

A group of 80 people spent five hours putting the clothes in place.

Israel said it wants to keep civilians safe, but more than 11,500 children have been killed, according to Palestinian health officials.

Led By Donkeys said that the US and UK governments should work to stop the fighting right away.

“All kids are innocent, whether they are Palestinian or Israeli,” it said.

The line went from Canford Cliffs on the left all the way to almost reaching Boscombe on the right.

The person in charge, James Sadri, said that if you walked along this line, it would take an hour to pass by 5km of children who have been killed. This should make us all realize how serious the situation is.

“We want to show how many people were killed – you can’t understand it just by reading a number or hearing it on the news, you have to see it and feel it for yourself. ”

The clothes will be taken away, washed, and given to charities and thrift stores.

Rebecca Ross said the installation was “surprising” to those on the beach who saw it.

“It’s really sad – each one represents a life lost and it makes me feel sick,” she said.

Another person at the beach, Sheila Dayman, also said she was really sad and surprised.

“All of them are kids, innocent lives on Israel and Palestine’s sides. ” “I don’t talk about politics, but we just hope for peace,” she said.

Led By Donkeys started in 2018 as a group against Brexit. They have done things like painting the road in front of the Russian Embassy in London with the Ukrainian flag colors.

They also arranged a fake plan to catch the ex-health secretary Matt Hancock and ex-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng talking about how much money they would get to give advice to a fake company in March 2023.