Skip to main content
Live Blog Update| Occupation

Flag march organisers 'cede responsibility' to the police

Just half an hour before thousands of Israelis are set to begin their Jerusalem Day flag march, the event's organisers have said they are calling it off - but that doesn't mean the procession will go away.

The march's organsiers say they are "ceding responsibilty" to the police, Haaretz reported.

Thousands of nationalist Israeli youth have gathered nonetheless.

Youths wave Israeli flags during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, amid Israeli-Palestinian tension (Reuters)
Youths wave Israeli flags during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, amid Israeli-Palestinian tension (Reuters)
Youths wave an Israeli flag during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, amid Israeli-Palestinian tension, as they enter through Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem's Old City (Reuters)
Youths wave an Israeli flag during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, amid Israeli-Palestinian tension, as they enter through Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem's Old City (Reuters)