Chilling photographs have emerged of a young boy wearing a T-shirt with a Hezbollah flag printed on the front during a pro-Palestine demonstration.
The disturbing discovery was made during a demonstration in Sydney on Sunday.
One protester held a small child while another took a photo.
The boy was wearing a black T-shirt with the worrying 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 classified by Australian authorities as a terrorist organization.
Its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday.
Hezbollah flags and images of Nasrallah were a common sight at protests that also took place in Melbourne over the weekend.
Chilling photographs have emerged of a young boy wearing a T-shirt with the Hezbollah flag printed on the front during a pro-Palestine demonstration.
Hezbollah flags and images of Nasrallah were a common sight at protests that also took place in Melbourne over the weekend.
Liberal senator James Patterson said seeing Hezbollah flags at rallies in Melbourne and Sydney was “disturbing” given Australia designates it as a terrorist organisation.
‘This is a clear contravention of section 80.2HA of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. “It’s time for the 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 supports the right to peacefully protest and had a visible presence at the protest to ensure public safety,” a spokesperson said.
‘It is estimated that around 600 people attended the demonstration and there were no arrests.
“Appropriate references will be made to the Australian Federal Police as the lead agency regarding prohibited symbols.”
The Hezbollah-supporting group was also heard chanting ‘labayka ya Nasrallah’ in Arabic, which roughly translates to ‘at your service, Nasrallah.’
Organizers of the Melbourne rally told AAP that the group carrying Hezbollah flags was not affiliated with those leading the rally.
Organizers of the Melbourne rally told AAP that the group carrying Hezbollah flags was not affiliated with those leading the rally.
Islamic community leaders also said this group was not representative of the Muslim community in Australia or the protest, which called on Israel to stop 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.
‘From my own experience, my knowledge of the community, there is no support for Hezbollah, there is no love for Hezbollah, at this moment, this is all about support for the Lebanese people.
‘The community is concerned about the escalation of violence, but our main concern is what is happening in Palestine, in Gaza, which remains the main focus of the community.