Pro-Palestine vigils in Melbourne and Sydney drew hundreds, despite calls to dodge the date. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS

Hundreds of Muslim Australians have gathered to mark two years since Israel began its military assault on Gaza in retaliation to Hamas' attack.

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Speakers at the emotional rally in Bankstown on Tuesday evening told attendees waving Palestinian flags that Israel's lethal campaign is grounded in decades of illegal occupation.

They gathered despite pleas from several Australian leaders, including Anthony Albanese, to leave October 7 alone for Jewish groups to mourn H

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