SHOTLIST: - ROME, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 9, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. PROTESTERS ON STREET 2. DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING SLOGANS 3. DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING PALESTINIAN FLAGS, SIGNS, AND BANNERS 4. PROTESTERS MARCHING 5. DEMONSTRATOR ADDRESSING CROWDROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 9: Italians held demonstrations in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which set out to break Israel's blockade and was targeted by a drone strike in Tunisia during the night. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital Rome and the country’s second-largest city, Milan, to show their support for the Global Sumud Flotilla, which departed from Barcelona, Spain, on August 31 and was targeted by the drone attack in Tunisia. In Rome, protesters marched from in front of Sapienza University to Piazza Vittorio, chanting slogans such as “Freedom for Palestine” and “We are all anti-Zionists.” The Global Sumud Flotilla, named after the Arabic word for “steadfastness,” is made up of more than 50 ships carrying people from various countries, including doctors, journalists and campaigners. Around 150 activists, including Tunisians, Turks and others from Europe, Africa and Asia -- are participating in the initiative. The flotilla set sail from Barcelona in late August, along with another group from Genoa, Italy and is expected to depart Tunisia on Wednesday for Gaza. The initiative aims to challenge Israel’s blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reported Aug. 22 that famine had taken hold in northern Gaza and warned it could spread as Israel’s blockade continues. Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza entered its 700th day on Friday, with Israeli forces having killed more than 64,500 Palestinians. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine. Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.