Overview
- Police reported at least 60 injured officers, including 23 hospitalized, while no official count for injured demonstrators was released.
- Authorities detained at least a dozen people after a subgroup reportedly tried to force entry into Milan Central Station and threw stones.
- Officers used batons and tear gas to disperse the crowd as windows were damaged at the station entrance, according to reports.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed "self‑styled Antifa" and "self‑styled pacifists" for the unrest in comments posted on X.
- Large rallies were held in multiple cities, with more than 50,000 people estimated in Rome, as the USB union pressed for Gaza relief and sanctions on Israel without backing from major unions.