We've updated our Privacy and Cookies Policy
We've made some important changes to our Privacy and Cookies Policy and we want you to know what this means for you and your data.
Bristol parents hold protest with pupils for Gaza children
- Author, Clara Bullock & Scott Ellis
- Role, 成人快手 News
A group of parents has organised a protest "for children of Gaza" that it says will be held every Friday until a ceasefire is called in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
The Bristol parents say they want "school-age children to come together and peacefully protest".
The first protest took place on earlier outside Bristol City Council.
One of the parents, Noman Sheikh, said: "I've come here to show solidarity to the people of Palestine."
"People are dying for no reason," he added. "It's not acceptable at all what's happening."
More on Israel-Gaza war
- Follow live: Latest updates
- Explained: What is happening in Israel and Gaza, and why now?
- History behind the story: The Israel-Palestinian conflict
Israel launched an aerial campaign campaign and ground offensive in Gaza after Hamas, which runs the Palestinian enclave and which is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK, carried out an attack in southern Israel on 7 October, killing more than 1,400 people.
The Israeli military says that more than 200 people who were also abducted are still being held hostage in Gaza.
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,000 people have been killed there since Israel launched its military response.
A pupil also added: "I think we should do a ceasefire and the UK should do something about what is happening."
Follow 成人快手 West on , and . Send your story ideas to: bristol@bbc.co.uk
Top Stories
More to explore
Most read
Content is not available