Giant Palestine flag unfurled in town centre

A giant Palestine flag was unfurled in Blackburn town centre.

Peace demonstrators gathered in Cathedral Square next to the Queen Victoria statue on Sunday afternoon for an impromptu protest over the ongoing bombing of Gaza.

Around 100 people turned out for the event which was largely made up of families and local activists. A giant Palestine flag was laid out opposite the statue as well as banners calling for the Israeli government to be held to account for the killing of innocent women and children.

The protest came on another deadly week in Gaza. On Monday, Palestinian health officials say an Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

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The overnight strike came after Israel ordered the evacuation of parts of the city ahead of a likely ground operation.

Records at Nasser Hospital, where the dead and wounded were taken, show that three children and two women were among those killed.

Associated Press reporters at the hospital counted the bodies.