PHOTOS: Italians take to the streets in pro-Palestine demonstrations, general strikes

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People march behind a banner reading ‘Against Genocide Let’s Block Everything’ during a nationwide strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Rome, Italy on September 22. — AFP
People march behind a banner reading ‘Against Genocide Let’s Block Everything’ during a nationwide strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Rome, Italy on September 22. — AFP

People attend a general strike organised by grassroots unions to express solidarity with Palestinians and call for political action in Milan, Italy on September 22. — Reuters
People attend a general strike organised by grassroots unions to express solidarity with Palestinians and call for political action in Milan, Italy on September 22. — Reuters

People gather for a demonstration, as dockworkers take part in a strike near the port of Genoa as part of a nationwide ‘Let’s Block Everything’ protest, with activists calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Genoa, Italy on September 22. — Reuters
People gather for a demonstration, as dockworkers take part in a strike near the port of Genoa as part of a nationwide ‘Let’s Block Everything’ protest, with activists calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Genoa, Italy on September 22. — Reuters

People march behind a banner reading ‘Against Genocide Let’s Block Everything’ during a nationwide strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Rome on September 22. — AFP
People march behind a banner reading ‘Against Genocide Let’s Block Everything’ during a nationwide strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Rome on September 22. — AFP

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