Overview

• Rail services were widely canceled or delayed up to 80 minutes, with Trenitalia warning disruptions would continue until 20:59 on Friday.
• Marches grew in Rome and other cities as commercial traffic was reported blocked at the port of Livorno.
• Major unions including CGIL and USB called the action to protest Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini condemned the strike, criticizing unions for causing disruption.
• Italy’s foreign ministry said two MPs and two MEPs detained in the flotilla were released and due back in Rome, as the UK warned travelers and organizers reported 42 vessels intercepted with more than 400 activists detained.