New South Wales authorities in Australia criticized a pro-Palestine group’s plan to hold a protest in Sydney, marking two years since the Hamas attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis and sparked a devastating Gaza conflict.

Israel’s military strikes have since killed more than 67,000 Palestinians and left the majority of 2.2 million Gazans homeless and starving in an enclave destroyed by relentless bombardment.

The Stand for Palestine Australia group is planning a ‘glory to our martyrs’ event on Tuesday evening in Sydney’s Bankstown suburb, drawing condemnation from Chris Minns, the premier of the state of New South Wales, which includes Sydney.

“Terrible timing, shockingly insensitive,” Minns told radio station 2GB.

“We understand that there is concern about innocent Palestinian civili

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