The protesters in St Helen’s Square chanted messages in support of Palestinians from 6pm on Thursday (May 9).
They told The Press that urgent action was needed as threats of an invasion by Israel into the southern city Rafah – where some 1.3 million Palestinians have sought refuge – intensify. Connell)
The UN said most of the territory’s 2.3 million Palestinians suffer from hunger and that northern Gaza is already experiencing “full-blown famine”.
Humanitarian workers fear an even more dire situation if Israel launches the long-promised invasion of Rafah.
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