""As strikes began on Thursday, protesters in Rome gathered at the Colosseum and marched through the capital in support of the aid flotilla and against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's support of Israel. Thousands mobilised in Italy in support of the Gaza aid flotilla ahead of a strike in solidarity with activists, as the government repeated its criticism of the flotilla's attempt to reach Gaza.""
""The flotilla has somehow reopened attention on this issue, revealing consciences that have perhaps been too dormant after two years of war and massacres," Rome city council member Lorenzo Giardinetti, who had joined the protest, told AFP. "Today it is the Colosseum, tomorrow it is the general strike... It's a matter of putting our bodies on the line, as the flotilla activists did.""
""We are ready to block everything. The genocide machine must stop now," shouted protesters."
Protests erupted across Italian cities as strikes began, with demonstrators in Rome gathering at the Colosseum and marching in support of a Gaza aid flotilla and opposing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's support of Israel. Police estimated 10,000 joined the Rome march, while Milan saw about 5,000 protesters near the Duomo. Trains were suspended in Florence and Bologna after activists blocked lines. Trade unions carried out a 24-hour general strike despite government threats to ban it. Italy reported that Israel detained 40 Italians from the flotilla. Protesters accused the government of defending aggressors.
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