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Pro-Palestine March in Mexico City Ends with Minor Incidents

City security forces followed established protocols—clearing dangerous items from a hooded subgroup; ERUM treated 11 people; protesters repeated calls for Mexico to sever ties with Israel in exchange for humanitarian corridors to Gaza.

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Tel Aviv (Israel), 17/08/2025.- Protesters supporting the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, during a nationwide strike protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, 17 August 2025. According to the Israeli army (IDF) spokesperson, around 50 Israeli hostages remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip, including the bodies of at least 30 confirmed dead. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ABIR SULTAN EPA
Tel Aviv (Israel), 17/08/2025.- Protesters supporting the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, during a nationwide strike protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, 17 August 2025. According to the Israeli army (IDF) spokesperson, around 50 Israeli hostages remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip, including the bodies of at least 30 confirmed dead. (Protestas) EFE/EPA/ABIR SULTAN EPA

Overview

  • About 1,000 people marched from Ángel de la Independencia along Paseo de la Reforma to Hemiciclo a Juárez before rerouting via Eje Central to Plaza Tlaxcoaque after a police cordon blocked access to the Zócalo.
  • Security forces intercepted a hooded subgroup, confiscating a retractable baton, chains, fireworks and cohetones, then stepped back to avoid further confrontation.
  • Paramedics from the Escuadrón de Rescate y Urgencias Médicas (ERUM) treated roughly 11 people on site and transferred one person to a hospital; several police officers also received care.
  • Organizers and participants from unions, student groups and human-rights collectives carried flags, placed symbolic antimonuments and renewed demands for Mexico to sever diplomatic ties with Israel and open humanitarian corridors to Gaza.
  • Authorities followed the city’s mass-gathering protocol by notifying local businesses and residents in advance and deploying police equipped with helmets, shields and non-lethal gear to minimize risks.