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Strike called in Italy, protests flare over interception of Gaza aid ships

  • Labor organizations in Italy organized a nationwide strike on Friday to show support for the international aid flotilla heading to Gaza, sparking demonstrations in several cities.
  • The strike followed two weeks of dockworker actions blocking ships linked to Israeli trade and after military interception reports of the flotilla.
  • The CGIL union condemned the attack on civilian ships carrying Italian citizens and smaller unions joined the strike, while protesters disrupted train traffic in Naples and gathered in Rome.
  • Italy's foreign affairs chief conveyed that Israel had guaranteed no force would be used against activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which comprises roughly 500 parliamentarians and legal professionals.
  • The strike and protests reflect mounting Italian solidarity with Gaza aid efforts and increased tensions over Israel's blockade enforcement.
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For weeks there have been strikes throughout Italy against the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip. After the capping of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a general strike is planned on Friday.

·Vienna, Austria
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Thousands of people go out into the streets of Rome, Madrid and Istanbul, while some 30 demonstrations are being held in France. “We have been illegally detained in international waters,” say the four Italian deputies of the expedition

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·Frankfurt, Germany
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After the procession of the night new mobilization in the city: on the street pupils of Sabin, Minghetti, Copernicus and more. Stop to the lessons in via Zamboni. In the afternoon the demonstration of the "Usb"

·Turin, Italy
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