Pro-Palestine protests under way in Australia ahead of Gaza invasion – follow updates

Rallies in Sydney at Hyde Park and also in Melbourne and Adelaide

• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Pro-Palestine protests are being held in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide ahead of Israel launching a ground invasion of Gaza after last weekend’s Hamas attacks.

The Syndey rally’s co-organiser, Fahad Ali, fought back tears on Sunday in Hyde Park as he spoke about children being killed in Gaza.