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Spain Sees Mass Pro-Palestinian Protests as Barcelona Hosts Unitary March

The nationwide mobilization follows Israel's detention of the Global Sumud aid flotilla in international waters.

Overview

  • Thousands are marching in Barcelona from Jardinets de Gràcia to Arc de Triomf at midday, with major traffic cuts along Passeig de Gràcia, Plaça Catalunya and Ronda Sant Pere.
  • More than 600 organizations convened the Barcelona protest, calling for a full arms embargo on Israel, suspension of bilateral ties and an end to the EUIsrael Association Agreement.
  • Rescop reports coordinated demonstrations in roughly 80 Spanish cities over the weekend, with large gatherings planned in Barcelona, Madrid and other regional capitals.
  • An encampment near the Port of Barcelona at plaça de la Carbonera has continued since Thursday, following earlier tensions in which Mossos used gas to disperse crowds blocking access roads.
  • Student groups staged strikes, occupied university spaces and briefly blocked highways in Catalonia as part of the broader mobilization.