Overview

• Police reported at least 60 injured officers in Milan, including 23 hospitalized, with at least ten arrests after unrest near the central station.
• Eyewitnesses said a group tried to force entry into Milan’s main station, throwing stones and bottles, as officers used batons and tear gas to push them back.
• Most demonstrations elsewhere were peaceful, with more than 50,000 people in Rome and an estimated 100,000 nationwide according to public broadcaster Rai.
• The strike caused long rail delays, limited city transit, port blockades in Genoa and Livorno, and closures or blockades at schools and universities.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed “self‑styled Antifa” and “self‑styled pacifists” for the violence, while organizers pressed their call for sanctions on Israel.