Hundreds join protest against Gaza violence

'stop the war': More than 500 people marched through Nottingham at the weekendin protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza.

They walked from the Forest Recreation Ground into the city centre before attending a rally in Old Market Square.

Speakers called for "an end to Israeli occupation" as protestors stood on the Brian Clough statue and chanted "free, free, Palestine - we will not let you die."

Nottingham Stop the War Coalition co-ordinator, John Shemeld, said: "I'm very pleased with the turnout, it's one of the biggest marches we have run.

There is a great sense of solidarity, andit shows people in Nottingham across the whole community have been watching the television and have come on the streets to do their bit."

Coun Zahoor Mir said he thought the amount of support from people in Nottingham had grown as the crisis continued.

"Young people have been becoming politicised," he said. "Support has been growing, particularly from the young people."

The protest follows a vigil in Market Square on Friday in memory of Israeli and Palestinian people killed in the conflict.

Sobia Khan said: "We must make sure the message does not go away and that no one forgets."