From Rome to Barcelona: Thousands attend pro-Palestinian demos

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From Rome to Barcelona: Thousands attend pro-Palestinian demos  Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe after Israel intercepted a flotilla of more than 40 ships carrying aid to Gaza.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/04/from-rome-to-barcelona-thousands-attend-pro-palestinian-demos  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00After Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, another rally is taking place here in the Italian capital.

00:14At this time yesterday, around 2 million people, that's according to Italy's main union, CGL,

00:21took part in the general strike and in the protests that took place across the country.

00:28Today, the same amount of people, if not more, are expected to join the protests,

00:35partly because it's the weekend, but also because many decided not to strike on Friday.

00:41But the reasons why these people have taken to the streets haven't changed.

00:45They're here to protest against the war in Gaza, to support Palestinians in Gaza,

00:51and also the Flotilla and its crew members who were arrested by Israeli forces.

00:56Italy's Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni says that these protests are mainly directed against the government

01:02and Italy's Interior Minister Piantedosi said that he hopes that today's protests will be peaceful

01:09and that there won't be any incidents like those that happened on Friday

01:14and that the government is closely monitoring the Flotilla.

01:18Other rallies are taking place at the same time across Europe.

01:22Giorgio Orlandi for Euronews in Rome.

01:26Yes, thank you very much for watching on the North Pole.

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