00:00Thousands of kilometres from Gaza, thousands of Australians gather.
00:08Hours before the ceasefire was due to come into effect, pro-Palestine protesters marched
00:13through Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, while Jewish Australians came together in song and
00:19prayer, uniting to send support as they wait and hope for the safe return of hostages.
00:27We're very worried, we don't know if they're coming home dead or alive.
00:30The mood at this vigil is very sombre, it's solemn, it's heavy, but we always hold hope.
00:39Pro-Palestine groups welcoming the prospect of a ceasefire with caution.
00:43It doesn't go far enough, what we need is for the siege to be lifted, we need the occupation
00:48of Palestine to end.
00:50The Victorian government hopes the start of a ceasefire leads to the end of these weekly
00:54rallies.
00:55I would hope that we can see a step down from those protests.
01:00Some say they will stop attending to advocate in other ways, but the marchers' organisers
01:05are doubling down.
01:06We need to keep protesting to demand a permanent ceasefire.
01:09This is the 67th pro-Palestine march through Australian cities since the war began.
01:15Despite fatigue, these protesters say they'll keep marching every week.
01:21Emotionally I'm exhausted, but it's just the beginning.
01:26They march towards an uncertain future, there are no guarantees.
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