LIVE: Crowds gather in St Peter's Square for pro-Palestine protest

Crowds of people have gathered for a pro-Palestine protest in St Peters Square today.

The demonstration was planned to begin at noon. It follows months of conflict in the Israel-Hamas war which has been raging since October 7 of last year.

A number of protests have been held across Manchester since the conflict began.

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At a similar event held in the square in November thousands of demonstrators held flags and banners aloft as they marched through the streets. Later that month 'Hands off Gaza' demonstrators met at Whitworth Park on Oxford Road before marching through the city centre.

And on December 30, protesters gathered at the Trafford Centre demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. Crowds of demonstrators flooded the shopping destination waving flags and clutching banners.

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