After two years of anti-war protests, calm could return to the centre of Melbourne as early as this Sunday.

The lead organiser of the demonstrations staged outside the State Library of Victoria every Sunday, the Free Palestine Coalition, announced on social media that following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, it would pause the protests.

A pro-Palestine protest in Melbourne on August 24. Credit: Wayne Taylor

Mai Saif, a spokesperson for another organising group, Free Palestine Melbourne, confirmed the decision was supported by the broader pro-Palestinian movement.

“It is suspended for now,” she said. “At this stage, the weekly, regular rallies every Sunday won’t be going ahead.”

In a social media post, the rally organising committee said protests had been set to

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