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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (OCT. 12, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS CARRYING BANNERS, PALESTINIAN FLAGS, CHANTING SLOGANS, MARCHING, LISTENING TO SPEECHES SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCT. 12: Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, Oct. 12, as part of a nationwide day of action to show solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Participants marched through the city carrying Palestinian flags and banners, chanting slogans and calling on the Australian government to maintain support for Palestinians amid the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a 20-point plan he laid out on Sept. 29 to bring a ceasefire to Gaza, release all Israeli captives being held there in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip.

Phase one of the Gaza ceasefire agreement took effect at midday Friday. Israeli forces completed a gradual withdrawal to the so-called yellow line, triggering a 72-hour window for the exchange process.

A second phase of the plan calls for the establishment of a new governing mechanism in Gaza without Hamas’ participation, the formation of a security force comprising Palestinians and troops from Arab and Islamic countries, and the disarmament of Hamas.

Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed over 67,600 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children, and rendered it uninhabitable.