Local activists and residents are preparing to bring a 500-metre-long “Red Line” banner to the streets of Cardigan and Aberporth this weekend in a public show of solidarity with the people of Palestine.
Red Line for Gaza is a movement bringing together voices from across the UK to demand an end to the killing and suffering in Gaza. It is a tangible, peaceful symbol of opposition to all the Red Lines that Israel has crossed, and of the Westminster Government’s complicity in war crimes and the genocide being committed against the Palestinian people, for example, in continuing to arm Israel.
On May 23rd, Palestine Solidarity Movement’s Red Line is to be unfurled through the streets of Cardigan. It will be the very same fabric Red Line that encircled the Houses of Parliament in London, the Senedd in Cardiff and the streets of Carmarthen and Aberystwyth.
The Organisers of Cardigan Red Line said: “We invite everyone to join us and help carry the Red Line to bring attention back to what is happening in Gaza, to stand with the people of Palestine to send a clear message to our government.”
“While the government continues to find loopholes to allow arms to be sold to Israel, and while they pass laws to restrict our right simply to protest we are carrying the Red Line to visibly mark the line where humanity refuses to stay silent. Join us!”
Campaigners highlighted ongoing violence and deteriorating living conditions in Gaza, citing reports that hundreds have been killed and thousands injured during the past six months despite ceasefire efforts. They also pointed to severe restrictions on humanitarian aid and the continued expansion of Israeli-controlled areas.
According to organisers, worsening conditions have left many Palestinians displaced into increasingly overcrowded spaces, while shortages of food, sanitation and shelter continue to deepen the crisis. They also warned of growing health risks, including a rise in rat infestations affecting children living in temporary shelters.
Day after day we have watched atrocities in Palestine unfold on our screens, as the Israeli government crosses red line after red line with impunity. We must stand together in solidarity and fight for a fair and just future for Palestine.
Civilians in Gaza continue to face the horrors of a genocide – indiscriminate attacks on homes, schools, hospitals, and refugee camps continue. Life-saving aid is still being blocked.
Palestinians in the West Bank face violent displacement, systematic discrimination, and the destruction of their economy. Palestinians continue to exist under the injustice of brutal and unlawful occupation at the hands of the Israeli government, as they have done for decades. we watch as children die indiscriminately in Gaza. They are relentlessly bombed, shelled and shot at — and now they are starving. It’s beyond heartbreaking. Every child killed is a red line crossed.
Israel has crossed every red line with its relentless bombing of Gaza, killing tens of thousands of civilians including women and children, destroying hospitals, schools and entire neighbourhoods. Food, water, and aid weaponised. Gaza reduced to rubble.
The latest UN humanitarian update on conditions in Gaza and the West Bank, released on 15 May,https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/opt-humanitarian-situation-report-15-may-2026 reports that most people in Gaza are displaced and exposed to health and environmental risks, while residential areas remain under attack. Last Wednesday, hundreds of families were forcibly displaced from areas in eastern Deir al Balah to other parts of Gaza. Palestinian militia forces reportedly went to people’s shelters and ordered them out. Displaced families say they also received phone calls from people who identified themselves as Israeli forces, instructing them to leave within a short period of time.
Palestinian militia forces reportedly went to people’s shelters and ordered them out. Displaced families say they also received phone calls from people who identified themselves as Israeli forces, instructing them to leave within a short period of time.
The update coincided with the UN commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, in which more than 750,000 Palestinians were uprooted from their homes.
Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, said that the situation in Gaza today is a catastrophe of grave proportions. The senior UN official said that, since the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas on 7 October 2023, devastation from the subsequent war has been staggering, with more than 85 per cent of Gaza’s population displaced, many repeatedly so.
Over 43,000 people in Gaza have sustained life‑changing injuries, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, while rehabilitation services remain overstretched. Spike in settler violence Civilian suffering is not confined to Gaza: the Jordan Valley has witnessed a spike in settler violence, with the monthly average of incidents causing casualties or property damage increasing 14-fold since 2020. In the West Bank, 45 Palestinian-owned structures were demolished between 5 and 11 May. 90 per cent of the buildings were used for agricultural, livelihood, water or sanitation purposes.
Mr. Khiari said that in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the UN continues to document systematic displacement of Palestinians, home demolitions, settlement expansion and the proliferation of outposts, adding that more than 40,000 Palestine refugees have been forcibly displaced from camps in the northern West Bank since early 2025.
What we’re witnessing is the systematic destruction of a people’s ability to live, to hope, to exist. The collective punishment, blockade and expansion of settlements, plus the violence in Lebanon and the West Bank, show a blatant disregard for international law and human rights.
Despite this the people in Gaza, hold on through immense hardship and sacrifice. They pray that their struggle is seen, and that relief and support reach them soon.
Don't forget your brothers and sisters in Gaza For three years now, they have endured unending oppression, deprivation that gnaws at the very fabric of their lives, and a existence burdened by hunger, fear, and exhaustion.
For three years, their children have grown up amidst the sounds of pain instead of safety, Their mothers hide their tears so as not to break their young hearts, And their fathers stand helpless before endless needs.
There are those who wait for a morsel of food, Those who wait for medicine, Those who wait for a tent to protect them from the cold of night and the heat of day.
And there are the elderly, burdened by illness and infirmity., And pregnant women facing fear, hunger, and pain in the most dire circumstances, And students trying to cling to their dreams amidst destruction and deprivation.
There are those who simply long to feel that they have not been forgotten. Be a support to them… for Gaza is still calling upon the people of humanity and compassion.Sadly, the bombing and destruction never stops in Gaza — day and night. Families are forced to flee again and again, carrying fear and pain everywhere they go.
They are not asking for much please do not leave Gaza alone. Raise your voices for them speak about Gaza,and defend the right of innocent children to live in safety and peace. Now is the moment to act, We must speak out. The UK government remains complicit in what is happening. But international law should not be optional. It is a red line that should never be crossed.The Red Line banner is intended to symbolise “the line where humanity refuses to stay silent”.
Every action, every voice adds to a movement that cannot be ignored. This is not just about politics. It’s about humanity. It’s about solidarity. It’s about refusing to stay silent and to be silent. We must stand together in solidarity and fight for a fair and just future for Palestine.
The Red Line march in Cardigan will take place on Saturday May 23. Participants are asked to gather at Cambrian Quay, SA43 1EZ, at 1pm and are also being encouraged to wear red and join in carrying the banner through the towns as a symbolic demand for justice for Gaza.
The demonstration will continue in Aberporth on Sunday May 24, beginning at 11am outside Qinetiq/MOD Aberporth, SA43 2BU. Be there, stand the side of humanity.
A screening of the powerful film From Gaza We Speak will also be held at the Small World Theatre on Saturday evening. Doors open at 5.30pm, with the film beginning at 6pm.
For online details of the Cardigan Red Line event see:
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