A pro-Palestine group will proceed with a protest rally in Sydney on Sunday after reaching an agreement with police who had asked a court to block planned protests on Oct. 6 and 7, citing safety concerns for the protesters and the wider community.

The NSW supreme court hearing has returned. Lachlan Gyles, representing the police, said what they are effectively dealing with is an informal form 1, based on what is proposed. He said the difference between this and the prior proposal is “there is less controversy about it” in terms of the “suitability”.

Pro-Palestine rally organisers have abandoned an application to hold an event on Monday, October 7, the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel.