Clashes as protesters rally outside Israel’s embassy in Mexico
The AFP news agency is reporting clashes between police and protesters outside the Israeli embassy in Mexico’s capital, after some people in the crowd threw stones and tried to take down barriers blocking their path to the diplomatic mission.
Police used tear gas and threw back some of the stones hurled at them by protesters as they sought to disperse the crowds, AFP reported.
An estimated 200 people attended the protest at the embassy in Mexico City’s Lomas de Chapultepec neighbourhood, rallying against the Israeli attack on Sunday night that killed 45 displaced Palestinians in Rafah, it added.
California academic workers strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests
Student teachers, researchers and lab assistants who work at several universities in the US state of California are on strike.
They say their union contracts were violated by administrators, who called in police to suppress Gaza solidarity protests that erupted on campuses earlier this month.
Dozens arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstration in London
The Metropolitan Police Service – which serves the greater London area – says it has arrested 40 people after protesters refused to disperse following a demonstration in London over Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Met, as the force is widely known, said the individuals were arrested late on Tuesday for offences including breaching public order conditions, obstructing roads and assaulting emergency workers.
It said two officers sustained minor injuries after being assaulted, while a third, who was struck by a bottle thrown from within the crowd, suffered a “serious facial injury”. The Met said an investigation was under way to identify who threw the bottle.
Police had approved plans for the early evening protest – organised by a coalition including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign – outside the gates of Downing Street in central London. But it imposed conditions, including that the rally ended by 8pm (19:00 GMT).
Up to 10,000 people attended, and the “vast majority” had left by the required time, according to police, but a group of about 500 remained to continue protesting.
