section_path: International reaction and responses/Protests
section_name: Protests
paragraph_text: Protests
  
  Protests took place on 14 June in London's Parliament Square, with protestors waving Palestinian and Iranian flags urging the British government to halt military support for Israel as well as calling for a de-escalation of wars in the Middle East.
  
  Small protests also took place in several cities in the US, urging the Trump administration not to join the military action, including in Washington D.C., in front of the White House, where smaller numbers of counter-protesters gathered to try to disrupt the event.
  
  Tens of thousands of Iraqis gathered during Friday prayer in Sadr City in support of Iran and chanted anti-US slogans.
  
  During Friday prayer, people gathered in southern Beirut in support of Iran, waving the flags of Iran, Palestine and Hezbollah.