Highland March for Palestine to be held in Inverness in call for peace in Gaza
Campaigners are preparing to take to the streets of Inverness city centre to call for peace in Gaza.
The Highland March for Palestine will take place on Saturday afternoon (May 10).
People are asked to gather at the bottom of Stephen’s Brae from 1pm with the march setting off at 1.30pm.
There will be a finish event at Bught Park between 2pm and 3pm.
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It will be the second such event - in October, several hundred protestors staged a sit-down demonstration on Ness Bridge as part of a march amid global calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
It is being organised by Highland Hearts for Palestine and Highland - Palestine.
Highland Hearts for Palestine was formed by about 30 women who initially came together to support the efforts of Dr Salim Ghayyda, a paediatric consultant at Raigmore Hospital, in trying to get members of his family out of Gaza.
Highland-Palestine is a network of people in the region who support the Palestinian struggle for equal rights and has also contributed large-scale funding of Medical Aid for Palestine and Direct Aid to Families.
The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel in October 2023 when about 1200 people were killed and more than 250 people were taken hostage.
Israel's military campaign has killed more than 52,400 people in Gaza, mostly women, children and the elderly while more than 90 per cent of the 2.1 million population has been displaced.
There is growing international pressure on Israel to lift a blockade on supplies into Gaza amid warnings that mass starvation could be imminent.
