More than 100 people turned out for a rally in Preston against the siege in Gaza, Palestine.
The demonstration, organised by Preston Stop the War Coalition and the campaigning and educational charity Children of the Ghetto, took place at the Flag Market on Saturday, February 2, at 2pm.
Mukhtar Master, chairman of Preston Stop the War, said: "We have looked with horror at what is happening in Gaza - there is a humanitarian crisis unfolding before our eyes.
"But this is not the result of a natural disaster; this is a catastrophe made by powerful men in Israel, America and Britain.
"We have to raise our voice, demonstrate and bring this dreadful state of affairs to an end."
Respect councillor, Michael Lavalette, added: "Gaza is a 25 mile strip of land which is totally cut of from its neighbours by the Israeli apartheid wall.
"It is the biggest outdoor prison in the world. This is an illegal, collective punishment meated out to Palestinian civilians by one of the most powerful military regimes in the world. We have to speak out and demonstrate against this injustice."
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