Pro-Gaza demonstrations, marches in 50 Italian cities. In Turin bans on glass and smoke bombs

Day of demonstrations today 10 October in Italy for "The end of the genocide", the national demonstration organized by the Palestinian groups, Palestinian Student Movements, Young Palestinians of Italy, Association of Palestinians in Italy and the Arab-Palestinian Democratic Union for the situation of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

In the afternoon, demonstrations are expected in around 50 Italian cities, from Rome to Milan, Naples, Bologna and Turin, where the Prefecture has placed bans on glass and smoke bombs. A procession is planned in the capital with meeting at 2pm at the Colosseum and departure at 3pm, headed to Piazzale Aldo Moro, where the "La Sapienza" university is located. In Milan the event will start at 4pm from Piazza Repubblica to reach San Babila.

Promoters' requests

From the "immediate end of the genocide" to the "unblocking of aid to Gaza" and the "withdrawal of the occupying army": there are various requests from the promoters of the initiative which has received the support of hundreds of associations, including trade unions, student collectives and parties, such as Movimento 5 Stelle Milano and Potere al Popolo. The demonstrations are being held the day after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the South African jurist Navy Pillay who, as head of the UN's independent international commission of inquiry into the occupied Palestinian territory, last year accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.

In Turin bans on glass and smoke bombs

On the security front, all eyes are on Turin where a pro-Gaza march is planned from Viale I Maggio to Piazza della Repubblica, passing through the Rivella roundabout, Corso Regio Parco, Corso Palermo, Corso Novara and Corso Giulio Cesare. The Prefecture has issued a ban on the sale to take away of drinks in glass bottles and cans, but also on the possession without justified reason of helmets, masks, smoke bombs and explosive material. The provision, signed by the prefect Donato Cafagna, concerns public establishments, shops and street vendors and also extends to the consumption and possession in public places of drinks in containers that could constitute a danger to safety. The measures are in addition to those agreed by the Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security to protect the safety of citizens and public and private assets.