People have gathered in their hundreds for a pro-Palestine rally outside Melbourne's State Library.
The protest kicked off about 6pm on Tuesday where masses of people could be seen waving Palestinian flags following Hamas' brutal incursion into Israel on the weekend.
Victoria Police are heavily patrolling the event to"ensure safety" for Melbournians after a similar protest in Sydney on Monday evening ended in anti-Semitic chants and flares being set off outside the Opera HouseThere are a number of speeches taking place at the Melbourne rally, which is being hosted by local group Free Palestine Melbourne.Protesters can be heard repeatedly chanting"free, free, Palestine" and"from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free". This is a developing news story. More to come.
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