US Edition2 Million Rally in Italy for Gaza as General Strike Halts Key Services
Italy's largest union CGIL said over two million people joined a nationwide strike and protests supporting Gaza aid and opposing the Israeli naval blockade.
- More than 2 million people rallied in over 100 cities across Italy for a one-day general strike in support of Gaza, according to Italy's largest union.
- The CGIL union stated that around 300,000 marched in Rome, with national average participation at about 60%, disrupting key services.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the politically motivated strike, claiming it would harm the Palestinian people.
- Demonstrators in Milan and other cities protested peacefully, while isolated clashes occurred, impacting transportation and public services.
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We Are 2 Million, Palestine Free. the Full Squares From Milan to Palermo Between Slogans and Insults
The mobilization on the day of the strike of the Cgil. Controversies and wounded agents in Bologna, Salerno and Florence
In Italy, several hundred thousand people have resigned from their work out of solidarity with the convoy of pro-Palestinian activists stopped by Israel.
Events that have blocked transport, school and health care. Landini: "Full roads, you have to be proud of them. The general strike has succeeded." Salvini: "These are not strikers" are criminals.
Thousands protest across Italy over Gaza
Thousands gathered across Italy to protest the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla that was intercepted on its way to Gaza by the Israeli military. CNN’s Antonia Mortensen, on the ground in Milan, spoke to protesters.
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