Gaza protests in Italy block ports, clashes erupt in Milan

Striking dockworkers blocked access roads to ports in Italy on Monday and violence flared at a pro-Palestinian protest in the centre of Milan as unions staged a day of protest against Israel's Gaza offensive. Protesting Italian dockworkers say they are seeking to prevent Italy from being used as a staging post for the transfer of arms and other supplies to Israel that is at war with Hamas in Gaza. Police in riot gear and using tear gas clashed with protesters around the central station in Milan, a Reuters witness reported, while Italian media said that demonstrators were trying to halt traffic on the motorway close to the city of Bologna. In the southern city of Naples, there were skirmishes with...