Remarkable sight before Harbour Bridge march halted
Pro-Palestine protesters have shut down Sydney Harbour Bridge to hold a rally to demand a ceasefire in Israel and allow aid into Gaza.
After holding a march every Sunday since October 7, 2023, this marks the first time Palestine Action Group has taken its weekly rally to Sydney's famous landmark.
A court ruling allowed it to go ahead after authorities wanted to stop it.
Read on to see the photos.
A NSW Police helicopter hovers above the highway, which is packed with thousands who wanted to join the march for Gaza.
The crowds didn't stop coming, with shots showing endless people walking along the entrance to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, next to the harbour.
Protesters are being turned back from the Sydney Harbour Bridge as thousands tried to join.
NSW police sent texts saying they wanted to get people "off the bridge safely."
Helicopters also circled telling people to stop walking.
The famous landmark was packed end to end and side to side, with people at the end of the march unable to join.
Earlier plans to allow the marchers to disperse in North Sydney were abandoned due to overcrowding fears for the train station.
The remarkable sight as the march reaches North Sydney after setting off from the other side of Sydney harbour.
The bridge is closed until later than the planned 4pm.
Flags and umberellas among the crowd who joined the march which closed the bridge after a court ruling.
Flags were waved and banners carried before police started to tell marchers to stop.
Protesters defied heavy showers to turn up in their thousands.
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