Public urged to attend Derry March for Gaza


The demonstration will leave the train station at 2pm and will finish at the Guildhall
A huge crowd is expected to take part in this weekend's march in Derry in support of Palestine.
The march has been organised by the Derry branch of Ireland-Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (IPSC).
Demonstrators will leave Duke Street in the Waterside from 2pm to march across the Craigavon Bridge and convene in Guildhall Square for a major rally in support of Palestine.
The chairperson of the Derry IPSC, Catherine Hutton has claimed that the ceasefire in Gaza has increased the need for Palestinian solidarity actions.
Ms Hutton said: "The ceasefire has just been announced yet Israel has intensified its bombing campaign in Gaza.
"We desperately hope that there will be a full cessation of violence but history tells us that the Israeli war machine uses the hours before a ceasefire to inflict as much pain as possible.
"People may watch the news and think that the war is over and their activism is no longer required but that could not be further from the truth.
"We need feet on the street more than ever.
"Activists around the world must exert all the pressure they can on their governments to hold Israel to account and stop the violence.
"As a global solidarity movement we need to be louder than ever to fight for a just and lasting peace and to hold the perpetrators of this genocide to account.
"Gaza is in rubble, even if the fighting stops the catastrophic humanitarian catastrophe will take years to fix.
"We must play our part in giving the people of Gaza hope.
"Derry has stood steadfastly with Palestine for many years. We know that this solidarity is a powerful force for good.
"The IPSC are appealing to the people of Derry and the North West to come out in huge numbers to support this Saturday's March for Palestine.
"The demonstration will leave the train station at 2pm and will finish at the Guildhall."