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Palestinian flags fly at European protests from Rome to Paris
Palestinian flags featured prominently in protests held in several European cities on Saturday against the cost of living, war and government policies. Demonstrators in Italy, France and Belgium expressed solidarity with Gaza.
Protesters raised Palestinian flags at demonstrations held in several European cities on Saturday against the cost of living, war and government policies. Participants in Italy, France and Belgium expressed solidarity with the Gaza Strip.
In Italy, thousands protested against the war, rearmament and their country’s participation in conflicts. They carried Palestinian flags in several cities, while police detained 371 people in eight cities.
Palestinian flags outside the Colosseum
Demonstrators carrying Italian and Palestinian flags reached the area around the Colosseum in Rome. Police used water cannons and tear gas, and 43 young people were taken to a police station after masks and keffiyehs were found in their possession.
In Bologna, about 300 participants in a march organized by Palestinian youth and student groups clashed with police, and six people were taken to hospital.
Water cannons in Paris
Palestinian flags were also present at protests in France, which drew 410,000 people and during which about 1,000 were detained. In Paris, water cannons targeted demonstrators carrying the Palestinian flag.
In Grenoble, Alain Brunon of the left-wing La France Insoumise party took photographs with demonstrators raising Palestinian flags. The party is known for criticizing Israel’s war on Gaza.
Barricades in Belgium
The wave of protests that began in France spread to Belgium, where videos showed demonstrators building barricades from electric bicycles. Riots in Brussels on October 17 ended with 150 people being arrested.
Fears of renewed famine in Gaza
The solidarity comes as fears grow that famine could return to Gaza after aid shipments to the territory stopped for six consecutive days last week following Israel’s closure of the crossings. The disruption caused shortages of eggs, flour and onions.
The World Food Programme reduced the number of people receiving its monthly food assistance from 1.6 million to 1.1 million because of funding shortages. Meanwhile, the price of a bundle of bread in Gaza rose from 5 to 12 shekels.
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