Overview
- Police in riot gear carried out dispersal charges after a breakaway group pushed into Florence Peretola’s terminal area.
- Protesters breached a cordon, reached the departures zone, and moved benches to slow officers’ advance.
- At least one demonstrator was reportedly detained after attempting to strike police, according to on-scene reporting.
- Following the airport clashes, protesters occupied the A11, and authorities closed the Firenze-Peretola–Sesto Fiorentino stretch toward Pisa, causing traffic delays.
- The Questura estimated about 4,000 participants at the demonstration, while organizers claimed roughly double, with Palestinian flags visible among the banners.