Meet the boy who marches on Cork's streets calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza 

The first year student of Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in Bishopstown, whose family hails from Egypt, says he will advocate for a free Palestine for as long as it takes

Leading the Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign march on Saturday is 13-year-old Omar Soliman. Pictures: Larry Cummins

While other boys his age are being dropped to GAA training or hanging out with friends, Omar Soliman, one of Cork’s youngest anti-genocide activists, spends his Saturdays a little differently.

It’s been more than two years since the 13-year-old first took to the streets as part of the Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign rallies. He has spent every Saturday since marching with the group as part of efforts to end genocide in Gaza.