Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside Rome City Hall in Rome on Thursday, urging municipal authorities to end the city’s institutional cooperation with Israel, Anadolu reports.
Despite high temperatures, protesters assembled in Campidoglio Square carrying Palestinian flags and banners while seeking to make their voices heard by members of the City Council meeting inside the municipal building. They also chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and protested Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Maya Issa, president of Palestinian Students in Italy, said demonstrators had once again gathered outside City Hall to call on Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and the municipal administration to terminate all existing agreements with Israel.
Issa said more than 16,000 Rome residents had signed a petition in recent months calling for the municipality to end its cooperation with Israel, adding that the initiative reflected the will of the city’s residents. She said the proposal had already been approved by more than seven district councils and urged the mayor to take a clear position by allowing it to be debated, even if it were ultimately rejected.
Referring to a UN report on Gaza, Issa said the municipality should respond to the latest findings by taking steps to isolate Israel.
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