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Protests planned across Poland in support of Gaza flotilla

02.10.2025 15:40
Demonstrations are set to take place this afternoon in more than 20 Polish cities under the slogan “Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla.”
Demonstrations are scheduled this afternoon, Thursday, 2 October, in more than 20 cities across Poland in support of the Gaza flotilla. Earlier in the day, protests erupted outside the Israeli embassy and at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the buildings steps were doused with red paint.
Demonstrations are scheduled this afternoon, Thursday, 2 October, in more than 20 cities across Poland in support of the Gaza flotilla. Earlier in the day, protests erupted outside the Israeli embassy and at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the building’s steps were doused with red paint. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

UPDATE: Pro-Palestinian protest in Warsaw ends in police intervention

The demonstrations follow the interception by Israeli forces of ships from the Global Sumud Flotilla, which were carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, overnight. One of the vessels included Polish MP Franciszek Sterczewski among its passengers.

Israeli authorities have said that all participants in the mission are “safe” and will be transported to the port of Ashdod, located on Israel’s Mediterranean coast.

Protests in Warsaw turn dramatic as embassy targeted with red paint

The protests began on Thursday afternoon outside the Israeli embassy in Warsaw, and later spread to the courtyard of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the building was doused with red paint.

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Similar demonstrations have been planned in other countries, including Italy, where trade unions have also announced a nationwide 24-hour general strike in both the public and private sectors, starting Thursday evening at 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT).

The protests started on the afternoon of Thursday, 2 October, outside the Israeli embassy in Warsaw, following the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak The protests started on the afternoon of Thursday, 2 October, outside the Israeli embassy in Warsaw, following the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak
Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak

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