Pro-Palestine Rallies Crowd Sydney, Melbourne CBDs

Demonstrators march through the streets against Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon at a protest rally in the central business district of Sydney on Sept. 29, 2024. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Thousands of people joined Pro-Palestine rallies across Australia on the eve of the first anniversary of Hamas’s terrorist attack in Israel, which sparked chaos in the Middle East.

Large crowds gathered at Sydney’s Hyde Park shortly after noon on Sunday before heading towards St James Road as similar scenes unfolded in Melbourne.