Seven-year-old boy leads  protest in Cork over Gaza bloodshed

Raslan Hassainan chanted into a microphone as hundreds of people of all nationalities waved the Palestinian flag behind him, some carrying photos of victims of the violence. Picture: Larry Cummins

“Palestine will be free,” a seven-year-old boy from Gaza shouted as he led more than 1,000 people through the streets of Cork protesting the bloodshed in his home city.

Raslan Hassainan chanted into a microphone as hundreds of people of all nationalities waved the Palestinian flag behind him, some carrying photos of victims of the violence.