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Police in riot gear used tear gas to disperse protesters at the central station in Milan while a group of demonstrators dressed in black and waving the Palestinian flag used a pole to smash a window at the station and threw a chair at police.
Italy protests. (Photo: Reuters)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Sep 23, 2025 08:00 IST
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday clashed with police and marched on roads in several Italian cities, including Rome, in protest against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. The demonstrations were part of a nationwide strike called by trade unions against the mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza.
Police in riot gear used tear gas to disperse protesters at the central station in Milan while a group of demonstrators dressed in black and waving the Palestinian flag used a pole to smash a window at the station and threw a chair at police. The clashes left over 60 police officers injured and led to the arrest of over 10 people in Milan, state media reported.
As dockworkers blocked ports in solidarity with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, under fire from her political opponents for her position on Gaza, called the violence shameful. Notably, even though Italy voted in favour of a Palestinian statehood at the UN earlier this month, Meloni has, for now, decided against formally recognising a Palestinian state.
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Published By:
Prateek Chakraborty
Published On:
Sep 23, 2025
