
Supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla took to the streets in several major cities — including Rome, Istanbul, Athens and Buenos Aires — following news that Israeli forces had intercepted an international flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march along the Rome’s ring road as they gather for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march along the Rome’s ring road as they gather for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march along the Rome’s ring road as they gather for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march along the Rome’s ring road as they gather for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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A pro-Palestinian demonstrator throws rocks during a demonstration part of a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator throws rocks during a demonstration part of a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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A student with the Palestinian flag painted on her face protests during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A student with the Palestinian flag painted on her face protests during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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A man looks pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathering for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A man looks pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathering for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League (Nazaryati) chant anti Israel slogans during a demonstration against the situation in Gaza after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The placard, center in Urdu language, reads “Israel obtaining time, not peace.” (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League (Nazaryati) chant anti Israel slogans during a demonstration against the situation in Gaza after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The placard, center in Urdu language, reads “Israel obtaining time, not peace.” (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
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A pro-Palestinian demonstrator gathers for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator gathers for a national general strike called by different unions to protest against the situation in Gaza two days after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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A pro-Palestinian demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a protest in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a protest in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Students protest during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Students protest during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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A woman holds a ship glass item during a sit-in gathering against the interception of the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla by Israeli navy forces, in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman holds a ship glass item during a sit-in gathering against the interception of the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla by Israeli navy forces, in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Demonstrators gather in front of the Municipal Theatre during a live screening of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the arrests of its participants by the Israeli army, in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
Demonstrators gather in front of the Municipal Theatre during a live screening of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the arrests of its participants by the Israeli army, in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
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A Palestinian supporter is arrested by police during a protest in London, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A Palestinian supporter is arrested by police during a protest in London, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Demonstrators gather in front of the Municipal Theatre during a live screening of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the arrests of its participants by the Israeli army, in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
Demonstrators gather in front of the Municipal Theatre during a live screening of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the arrests of its participants by the Israeli army, in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a rally in Rome, Italy, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a rally in Rome, Italy, Oct. 2, 2025, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood the rail track at Milan’s Cadorna railway station, Italy, late Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, after news that a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had been intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood the rail track at Milan’s Cadorna railway station, Italy, late Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, after news that a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had been intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Medical staff stage a flash mob ‘Lights on Palestine’ to remember the more than 60 thousand Palestinians killed in these last two years by the Israeli army, at the Niguarda Hospital, in Milan, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Medical staff stage a flash mob ‘Lights on Palestine’ to remember the more than 60 thousand Palestinians killed in these last two years by the Israeli army, at the Niguarda Hospital, in Milan, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Pro-Palestinians demonstrators march in downtown Milan late Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, after news that a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had been intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Pro-Palestinians demonstrators march in downtown Milan late Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, after news that a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had been intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Police clash with pro-Palestinian demonstrators during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday. Oct. 2, 2025 in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Police clash with pro-Palestinian demonstrators during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday. Oct. 2, 2025 in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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A protester tries to avoid tear gas during a demonstration after a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted by Israeli Defense Forces in the Mediterranean Sea, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A protester tries to avoid tear gas during a demonstration after a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted by Israeli Defense Forces in the Mediterranean Sea, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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A student shouts slogans in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, during a protest in solidarity with a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid that was intercepted by Israeli forces. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A student shouts slogans in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, during a protest in solidarity with a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid that was intercepted by Israeli forces. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood the rail track at Milan’s Cadorna railway station, Italy, late Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, after news that a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had been intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood the rail track at Milan’s Cadorna railway station, Italy, late Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, after news that a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had been intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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A young girl waves Turkish and Palestinian flags during a sit-in gathering against the interception of the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla by Israeli navy forces, in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A young girl waves Turkish and Palestinian flags during a sit-in gathering against the interception of the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla by Israeli navy forces, in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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