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Eighteen people have appeared in court in connection with protests in Cardiff in June against the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n
The 10 women and eight men are charged with offences including assaulting an emergency worker, locking on to a person to cause serious disruption to South Wales Police, obstructing an officer, wilful obstruction of the highway, and public order.<\/p>\n
The 18, who gave addresses across south Wales, Cornwall and Hertfordshire, all deny the charges and they have all been granted unconditional bail.<\/p>\n
They will appear at Cardiff Magistrates Court again in the New Year.<\/p>\n
Sixteen arrests were made after a protest took place near the front desk area of Cardiff Bay police station on 4 June<\/a>, according to South Wales Police.<\/p>\n Police said in June the arrests were made hours after a man was arrested at an earlier demonstration, involving about 50 and 60 people in central Cardiff.<\/p>\n The war began when Hamas-led gunmen carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage<\/p>\n The Hamas-run health ministry claims the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza during the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 45,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n