More than 10,000 people attended a rally in Melbourne on Sunday, while more than 6,000 protested in Sydney. Despite a strong police presence, authorities have said the rallies concluded without arrests or incidents.
Thousands of Australians have attended pro-Palestinian rallies across the country. Despite being warned away by NSW Police, around 6,000 people in Sydney's Hyde Park peacefully protested against Israel's strikes on Gaza on Sunday, amid a large police presence - more than 1,000 officers deployed across the city - that included members of the riot, mounted and canine units.
Its stated aim is to establish a Palestinian state, while refusing to recognise Israel's right to exist. Israeli jets and artillery subjected Gaza to the most intense bombardment it has ever seen, putting the enclave, home to 2.3 million Palestinians, under total siege. Gaza authorities say more than 2,300 Palestinians have been killed, a quarter of them children, and nearly 10,000 wounded.
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