Follow the day’s news live.   03:33 Melbourne protesters march towards Flinders Street station In Melbourne’s CBD, where protesters are rallying outside the State Library of Victoria, a speaker led a chant of “there’s no shopping while bombs are dropping” as he directed attenders to march towards Flinders Street.

A pro-Palestine group will proceed with a protest rally in Sydney on Sunday after reaching an agreement with police who had asked a court to block planned protests on Oct. 6 and 7, citing safety concerns for the protesters and the wider community.

A pro-Palestine group in Sydney will proceed with a rally on Sunday after reaching an agreement with the police. Authorities had initially sought a court order to block protests on October 6 and 7, citing safety concerns.

Australian authorities said on Friday they would deploy more police personnel and tighten security measures ahead of pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney and Melbourne on Oct. 6, warning protesters there would be no tolerance of violence.

NSW police have abandoned a bid to stop a protest going ahead in Sydney’s CBD on October 6 – the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel – after telling a court it could be a “tinder box” for Sydney.

Arrests have been made as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in central London ahead of the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel.

Police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in European cities and around the globe, calling for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached.

At least 15 arrests have been made as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in central London. The protests come ahead of the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel on Monday.