Clashes break out as thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate across Italy

Italy hosted one of Europe’s largest nationwide protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza on Monday as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets. The protests came as France and several other countries prepared to recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN general assembly on Monday after the UK, Australia, Portugal and Canada did so on Sunday. Grassroots unions across Italy called for a 24-hour general strike in solidarity with the people of Gaza on Monday, citing reasons that included the “inertia of the Italian and EU governments” to address the humanitarian crisis in the territory

Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war