Hundreds of people gathered in Cork today to celebrate the impending ceasefire in Gaza, which will come into effect from 8.30am Irish time on Sunday.
Protests have been held in the city centre by the Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign (CPSC) group each Saturday since October 2023, with people rallying to show their support for Palestinians and their outrage at the ongoing conflict.
News came through late on Friday that a ceasefire agreement had been reached between the Israeli Government and Hamas, which will initially see 33 Israeli hostages released over the next six weeks, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Hamas has agreed to free three female hostages…