Thousands of protesters turn out for demonstration at Glasgow Green demanding ceasefire in Gaza

Thousands of people have turned out for a demonstration in Glasgow demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

Organisers estimated that up to 100,000 people would turn out for the rally on Saturday, which took place at Glasgow Green.

The event was organised by a variety of organisations including the Muslim Council of Scotland, the Muslim Association of Britain, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Palestine Action Scotland.

Protesters were urged to write their names on their hands as a gesture of solidarity with the besieged population of Gaza, who have used the method so they can be identified and buried with relatives if they are killed.

According to Palestinian health authorities, at least 11,470 Palestinians have been killed since the war began, while about 2,700 people have been reported missing.

The war has displaced more Palestinians than since 1948, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East which works in Gaza and the West Bank.

The war was triggered by Hamas’ October 7 attack in southern Israel, in which the militants killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took about 240 men, women and children as hostages.

Demonstrations have taken place each weekend since the conflict started, in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and as far away as Lerwick, Shetland.