Tens of thousands march in Barcelona to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally during a protest in Barcelona, Spain in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Tens of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona as Spain, Italy and Portugal gear up for mass demonstrations to protest Israel’s war in Gaza.

Protests in Spain’s second-largest city as well as in Madrid were called for weeks ago, while calls for demonstrations in Rome and Lisbon followed widespread anger after the Israeli interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla that had set sail from Barcelona, trying to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory.