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Police in Rome attacks Pro-Palestine demonstrators with batons; protests held world over

Pro-Palestinian protestors in Rome are suppressed with batons by Italian police. [Photo: X/ Lowkey0nline]

As Israel continues bombardment on Palestine killing over 1,900 Palestinians and left 7,696 wounded, the anti-Israel protest were witnessed across globe seeking end to the war and occupation.

In Rome, police attacked Pro-Palestine demonstrators with batons and the video of the same is viral on social media. A video posted on X by the British rapper Lowkey shows Italian police aggressively attacking demonstrators with batons.

The European Center for Palestinian Media posted on Facebook different demonstrations that were held in Athens, Dublin, and Malmo.

Additionally, tens gathered in Stuttgart, Germany, in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli aggression.  In Times Square, New York, tens gathered sporting Keffiyehs and flying Palestinian flags in a show of solidarity, Almayadeen reported.

“The settler colonial project of Israel has to end now,” Zacharia, a protester in New York, told AFP. 

“No one is acknowledging the scale of destruction that they’ve unleashed upon these innocent people,” Laibah Faiaz, a 21-year-old New York protester, said.

In Brooklyn, dozens of people were arrested on Friday night as they held a sit-in following a demonstration outside the home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, who is planning to travel with a congressional delegation to “Israel”.

On October 13, hundreds of thousands of people in countries like Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, and various Arab and Islamic nations held protests to denounce the Israeli occupation aggression on Gaza and express solidarity with al-Aqsa.

Tehran, the capital of Iran, saw a significant turnout in these demonstrations, which were organized by Palestinian Resistance groups. A notable aspect of the protests in Tehran was the participation of the Iranian mobilization forces, who appeared in their military attire to express support for Palestine.

In addition to the rallies, numerous cities in Jordan saw protests on the day dubbed “Friday of  Al-Aqsa Flood.”

Mass crowds headed to the border with occupied Palestine to express their condemnation of the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and the renewed attempts to displace the remaining residents.

Jordanian security forces increased their efforts to control the demonstrators. Video footage was circulated online, depicting protesters getting out of their vehicles due to traffic congestion and proceeding on foot.

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