Overview

• Bologna’s prefect Enrico Ricci formally prohibited the Piazza del Nettuno event after organizers posted a flyer reading “Viva il sette di ottobre, viva la resistenza palestinese.”
• Giovani Palestinesi say they will show up regardless at 7:30 p.m., while a separate gathering is announced in Turin’s Piazza Castello without formal notice to police.
• Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi says attention is very high nationwide, calling praise of Oct. 7 apologia of terrorism and warning that antagonist groups seek pretexts for clashes.
• Security has been reinforced around synagogues and Israeli diplomatic sites, with Rome’s Ghetto area under special watch and the official commemoration moved to October 12 for Sukkot.
• The Interior Ministry reported 351 antisemitic incidents and 98 people denounced since October 7, 2023, as Israeli Ambassador Jonathan Peled urged firm action against events that glorify the attack.