Activists brought Melbourne to a halt by recreating the wreckage of a bomb site while hundreds more in Sydney called on the government to sanction Israel.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Melbourne's busiest intersection, dumping rubble and body bags during a sit-in protest. Activists on Sunday gathered on the corner of Flinders and Swanson streets to recreate the wreckage of a bomb site as they lit flares and waved mock missiles and drones while others lay like casualties on the ground. "Today, the city was witness to the scenes and sounds of the war in Gaza," a statement from the activists read.
Samantha Ratnam, who stepped down as leader of the Victorian Greens for a tilt at the seat of Wills, said hundreds of community members feel "betrayed and abandoned" by Labor as they grieve over Gaza. She said people were sick of professional politicians who backed Israel's actions in Gaza. Ratnam called on the government to stop backing the invasion and call for a permanent ceasefire.
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