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The peace deal hasn't deterred thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators from marching through the streets of Sydney. While a court denied them the Opera House backdrop, organisers say their message will still be heard around the world.

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00:00For two years, they've taken their protest to the streets.
00:07We are all Palestinians!
00:11Two years of terror, two years of contraction of hope,
00:16two years of mass destruction.
00:20Since Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023,
00:23Israel's bombing of Gaza has been a near constant.
00:26But while the fighting might have stopped, protesters here say they can't afford to.
00:31Despite optimistic signs,
00:33we need to make sure that we keep the focus on those starving children in Gaza.
00:38Abubakar Rafiq has just returned to Australia
00:41after the IDF intercepted the aid flotilla he was on.
00:45He says he was slapped, kicked and humiliated in custody, which the IDF denies.
00:50And they did this with the goal that I will come home and I will remain silent.
00:55No way!
00:57But to those IDF soldiers, look now! We will never be silent!
01:04Police were out in force on the street, in the sky and even on water
01:09to ensure the march stayed away from the Sydney Opera House
01:12after the Court of Appeal banned it on public safety grounds.
01:16Without the Opera House and with challenging weather conditions,
01:19this was not the demonstration the protest organisers were hoping for.
01:23But they say that turning out now is as important as it's ever been.
01:27We think this peace deal offers no genuine peace,
01:30let alone self-determination for a decent life ahead for the people of Gaza.
01:35Organisers say the crowd was in the tens of thousands.
01:39Police say it was closer to 8,000.
01:42But they had plenty of company in cities and regional centres across Australia.
01:46It's a protest many say they hope to stop attending in the future,
01:50just not any time soon.
01:51We will be on fire!
01:53We will be on fire!
01:55We will be on fire!
01:56We will be on fire!
01:58We will be on fire!
01:59You
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