Overview

• Prefect Enrico Ricci formally prohibited the Giovani Palestinesi di Bologna demonstration billed with slogans praising Oct. 7, while organizers said they will gather in Piazza del Nettuno anyway.
• Turin activists announced an evening event in Piazza Castello without formal notification to police, who reiterated restrictions used last year for the same date.
• Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said vigilance is very high nationwide with reinforced security in Rome’s Jewish areas, as ministry data logged 351 antisemitic incidents since Oct. 2023 with 98 people reported to authorities.
• Local Jewish leaders condemned initiatives that present Oct. 7 as “resistance,” with Turin community president Dario Disegni calling them an unacceptable provocation aligned with Hamas; Israel’s ambassador urged Italian authorities to block any celebrations of the massacre.
• Indirect negotiations opened in Sharm el‑Sheikh under U.S. and Arab mediation, with President Trump urging speed as Hamas presses for high‑profile prisoner releases, including Marwan Barghouti, and disputes persist over Israeli withdrawal, disarmament and Gaza’s governance.