In September 2025, Retail giant Lush Cosmetics closed all 100+ of its UK stores, plus those in Northern Ireland, in solidarity with Gaza and to protest the mass starvation of its people. Lush’s shop windows featured a poster which read: “Stop starving Gaza – we are closed in solidarity”.
Lush’s fundraising soap ‘Watermelon Slice’ has also been “the most successful single issue fundraising product in the history of Lush”, and raised funds towards child mental health support in Palestine. At the time of writing, Lush is planning to bring back Watermelon Slice soap, with the funds intended for medical services including prosthetic limb services to adults and children in Gaza.