Overview

• Italy’s Interior Ministry raised vigilance nationwide for the anniversary, reinforcing security at synagogues, diplomatic sites and transport hubs, with Rome’s Ghetto area under special watch.
• The Bologna prefect banned a pro‑Palestinian rally seen as praising the 2023 attacks, and organizers said they would proceed; Turin’s planned demonstration was also prohibited by the questore.
• Official data from the Interior Ministry report 351 antisemitic episodes and 98 people denounced between Oct. 7, 2023 and Oct. 6, 2025, informing current deployment decisions.
• Authorities are finalizing a large security operation for the Oct. 14 Italy–Israel football friendly in Udine, with roughly 4,000 tickets sold, as the Public Security Department denies claims of Mossad operating at the event.
• Indirect Israel–Hamas negotiations in Sharm el‑Sheikh are ongoing after an initial round concluded, while President Sergio Mattarella condemns the Oct. 7 massacre and urges that support for Gaza not slide into antisemitism.