Palestinian colours flew at the Manitoba Legislative Building Monday night when protestors called for a stop to violence in the Gaza Strip.

More than 300 people gathered with signs, marching around the grounds and chanting “free Palestine.”

“It’s unthinkable, unimaginable what you see and you stick, glued to the TV. It’s really hard to have any peace in the house,” said Rana Abdullah, of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba

It’s been a week of violence for residents of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and Israel. Hamas bombards Israel with missiles, while Israel conducts air strikes on the Gaza Strip.

Palestinians and Israelis living in Manitoba worry for family members abroad, and want peace in the region.

“It’s not a good feeling to be caught and to fear for your life, in any situation,” said Yolanda Papini-Pollock, who grew up in Israel.

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has proposed a ceasefire plan to Hamas and Israel, and both sides said they are seriously considering the proposal.