Hundreds of Palestinian supporters rallied in central Sydney on Saturday (November 4), calling for a ceasefire to end the violence in Gaza.
Protesters gathered in Hyde Park, where they spread out a large Palestinian flag, held aloft signs and bloodied baby dolls, and later marched through the city.
One activist, Assala Sayara, expressed her outrage with the international community's response to the conflict, emphasising that not enough has been done to push for a ceasefire.
The Israeli military has struck Gaza from the air, imposed a siege and launched a ground assault, stirring global alarm at humanitarian conditions in the enclave. Food is scarce, medical services are collapsing and Gaza health officials say more than 9,250 Palestinians have been killed.
A furious row has erupted over a pro-Palestinian march in London on Armistice Day which Rishi Sunak said would present a “clear and present risk that the Cenotaph and other war memorials could be desecrated”.
The Prime Minister has asked Home Secretary Suella Braverman to support the Met Police “in doing everything necessary to protect the sanctity of Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday”.
Organisers of the demonstration say they have no plans for it to go near the Cenotaph.
But, writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Mr Sunak said: “To plan protests on Armistice Day is provocative and disrespectful, and there is a clear and present risk that the Cenotaph and other war memorials could be desecrated, something that would be an affront to the British public and the values we stand for.
“The right to remember, in peace and dignity, those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for those freedoms must be protected.
“I have asked the Home Secretary to support the Met Police in doing everything necessary to protect the sanctity of Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.”
