Chilling photos have emerged of a toddler wearing a shirt with a Hezbollah flag printed on the front at a pro-Palestine demonstration.
The disturbing discovery was made on Sunday during a demonstration in Sydney.
A toddler was seen being held up by a protester while another took a photo.
The toddler was wearing a black shirt with the disturbing logo printed in yellow.
“Long live the resistance,” was written on the back in black and red letters.
Hezbollah is a political group from Lebanon that has been listed as a terrorist organization by the Australian authorities.
Its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday.
Hezbollah flags and images of Nasrallah were a common sight at the protests that also took place in Melbourne this weekend.
Chilling photos have emerged of a toddler wearing a shirt with a Hezbollah flag printed on the front at a pro-Palestine rally
Hezbollah flags and images of Nasrallah were a common sight at the protests that also took place in Melbourne this weekend
Liberal Senator James Patterson said the sight of Hezbollah flags at rallies in Melbourne and Sydney was “disturbing” as the organization has been designated a terrorist organization by Australia.
“This is a clear breach of 80.2HA of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. It’s time for police to enforce the law,” he tweeted.
Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia they were “aware that banned flags were seen at a demonstration in Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday.”
“Victoria Police support the right to protest peacefully and were a visible presence at the protest to ensure public safety,” a spokesperson said.
‘An estimated 600 people attended the demonstration and no arrests were made.
“Appropriate references will be made to the Australian Federal Police as the lead agency in relation to prohibited symbols.”
The group supporting Hezbollah was also heard chanting “labayka ya Nasrallah” in Arabic, which roughly translates to “at your service, Nasrallah.”
Organizers of the Melbourne rally told AAP the group carrying Hezbollah flags was not affiliated with those leading the demonstration.
Organizers of the Melbourne rally told AAP the group carrying Hezbollah flags was not affiliated with those leading the demonstration
Muslim community leaders also said the group was not representative of Australia’s Muslim community or the protest, which called on Israel to halt military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, where they are fighting Hezbollah.
“They are definitely a minority. An absolute, tiny minority,” Islamic Council of Victoria President Adel Salman told The Australian.
“For my own experience, my knowledge of the community: there is no support for Hezbollah, no love for Hezbollah. Right now it’s all about support for the Lebanese people.
“The community is concerned about the escalating violence, but our concern is mainly about what is happening in Palestine, in Gaza, which is still the main focus of the community.