The protest was held in the British capital on the occasion of April 15, which marks America’s Tax Day.<br><br>Demonstrators said American taxpayers unknowingly pay USD 4 to 6 billion to Israel every year in the forms of financial and military aid.<br><br>They also said the US administration is aiding the illegal Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories by using its veto power against any UN resolution condemning Tel Aviv.<br><br>Protesters carried placards reading, "USA: Stop funding genocide in Gaza,” "What $9.8 million US aid a day buys,” "Israel kills one child every 3 days,” and ”End siege of Gaza.”<br><br>Israel occupied the Palestinian territories of East al-Quds (Jerusalem), the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank during the Six-Day War of 1967. The Tel Aviv regime withdrew from Gaza in 2005, but Israeli forces have been carrying out regular deadly forays into the sliver ever since the pullout.<br><br>The Gaza strip with a population of about 1.7 million has been under Israeli siege since 2007.