Irish rap trio Kneecap led 25,000 fans in chants of 'free free Palestine' during a huge gig in Wythenshawe Park tonight while band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, repeated claims Israel was guilty of 'genocide'.

Taking to the stage, Chara reminded the crowd the band was from West Belfast which 'fell under British occupation'. "Irish people know colonialism all too well," he said.

Standing in front of a giant digital flag of Palestine on a screen behind him, the rapper continued: "We can call it out and what's happening in Palestine is a genocide."

He called Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a 'war criminal'. He continued: "I heard a lot of stuff that we are using this for our gain talking about Palestine. This is something we have been talking about long before Oc

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