Overview

• An USB-led general strike drew large turnouts in more than 80 locations, combining marches, sit-ins and blockades across ports, highways and rail lines.
• In Milan, a violent attempt to force entry at Stazione Centrale caused heavy clashes, delayed trains and three arrests, with additional detentions and suspects under review.
• Investigators from the Digos are analyzing video to identify perpetrators, and prosecutors have begun proceedings tied to the confrontation at the station.
• Authorities reported widespread disruption including Rome’s Tangenziale, Bologna’s A14 and tangenziale, and port operations in Genoa and Livorno, with four arrests in Bologna and the Sapienza Letters faculty occupied in Rome.
• The Global Sumud Flotilla called for a parliamentary inquiry into Italy–Israel relations and argued Israel’s Gaza naval blockade is illegal, while national and local leaders condemned the violence.