Rome (AP) – Over 2 million Beyond Italy According to Italy’s largest union, more than a day of generals gathered in over 100 cities and over 100 cities to support the humanitarian missions to support Gaza residents and residents of humanitarian aid missions.
The Italian union later declared a strike Global SUMUD FLOTILLA It was intercepted by the Israeli Navy on Wednesday night as it was attempting to break Israeli naval blockades to deliver aid to Gaza. Protests and demonstrations have since emerged all over Europe all over the world, but were particularly strong in Italy.
Italian conservatives Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni He was sharply criticising the strike. She predicted it would cause widespread disruption across the country, which she said was politically motivated and targeted her right-wing government.
According to CGIL Union, 300,000 people marched through the city of Rome alone, with an average national participation in the general strike of about 60%.
In Florence, protesters approached the gate Training Centre for Italian National Football Teams Requiring Israel to make future World Cup qualifiers The War in Gaza.
Italy is scheduled to host Israel in Udine on October 14th. UEFA is considering stopping Israel In war. The players were not at the CoverCiano Training Center in Florence, but the team will be called up there on Monday.
The protesters appeared to behave peacefully on the other side of the street from the football complex, holding an aloft reading banner in Italian saying, “Let’s stop Zionism with resistance.”
On Friday morning, about 100,000 people attended a rally in the northern city of Milan. The clashes there exploded temporarily after a group of protesters blocking the city’s highway began throwing bottles at police.
In Turin, Bologna and Naples, isolated brawls also took place, but the protests were mostly peaceful.
“I still believe that this will not benefit the Palestinians, while I understand that it will cause many problems for the Italians,” Meloni told reporters Thursday, denounced the strike. “Revolution and long weekends aren’t going well.”
Italian leaders face pressure to change Italy’s stance as a longtime Israeli supporter in the Gaza conflict as a growing call has emerged to stop the massive humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Associated Press journalists Paolo Santalucia and Silvia Stellacci contributed to this report.
