Overview

• Italian dockworkers blocked access at Genoa and an entrance at Livorno as part of coordinated protests tied to the Gaza war.
• Grassroots unions called a 24-hour walkout across public and private sectors, affecting trains, local transit, schools and ports.
• National and regional rail services reported long delays and cancellations, city transit was limited in Rome and Milan, and airlines were largely unaffected.
• More than 20,000 people gathered outside Rome’s central station to denounce the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, according to organizers cited by AP.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government remains supportive of Israel as protesters press to curb ties and prevent Italy’s ports from facilitating supplies, with Transport Minister Matteo Salvini downplaying the strikes.