Tens of thousands of people marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge on Sunday, braving heavy rain to demand a cease-fire and greater humanitarian access to Gaza. New South Wales Police said the crowd reached roughly 90,000, far exceeding the 10,000 originally anticipated. Protest organiser Palestine Action Group Sydney put the turnout as high as 300,000. Traffic on the landmark bridge was halted from late morning until 5 p.m. to accommodate the throng, which included families, elderly residents and high-profile figures such as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The demonstration, billed as the “March for Humanity,” went ahead after the New South Wales Supreme Court overturned a police attempt to block the route a day earlier on safety grounds. More than 1,000 officers were deployed; Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Peter McKenna said no injuries were reported despite initial crowd-crush concerns. Protesters clanged pots and pans to highlight reports of famine in Gaza, where Palestinian officials say Israel’s 22-month offensive has killed about 60,000 people and pushed much of the enclave to the brink of starvation. Marchers called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government to apply stronger diplomatic pressure on Israel; Australia has supported a two-state solution but has not recognised Palestinian statehood. The Sydney rally coincided with pro-Palestinian protests in Melbourne, the occupied West Bank and several international cities, underscoring mounting global frustration over the humanitarian crisis and sluggish diplomatic progress toward a cease-fire.