Overview

• Tens of thousands joined protests in dozens of cities during a 24-hour walkout that slowed national trains, limited local transit and closed some schools.
• Dockworkers blocked entrances and access roads at Genoa and Livorno, with related actions reported in Venice and Trieste that impeded freight movements.
• Police used tear gas at Milan’s central station after windows were smashed, with at least 10 arrests and about 60 injured officers reported by ANSA.
• Water cannon dispersed demonstrators in Bologna and Venice, and protesters briefly blocked a motorway near Bologna and rail tracks in Naples.
• Organizers demanded suspending commercial and military ties with Israel and safeguarding the Global Sumud Flotillawhile GiGiorgia Meloni condemned the unrest and reiterated Rome’s stance against recognising Palestine.