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Hundreds of thousands of Italians took to the streets across the country on Friday, as part of a day-long general strike called by unions in support of an aid flotilla carrying food to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel this week. At a protest in Bologna, a city in northern Italy, Dr. Alica Mafrica said she could not tolerate people dying from Israeli strikes on Gaza. Demonstrators in Naples protested at the city's port at Israel's blockade of the Palestinian enclave and at the arrival of a ship from Haifa, the MSC Edith II. The CGIL and USB trade unions staged demonstrations in more than 100 cities. In the capital, crowds marched from the central Piazza Vittorio towards the main train station, holding union and Palestinian flags, as well as banners. The strike caused delays and cancellations across Italy's rail network, with more limited disruptions at airports. Metro lines continued operating in both Rome and Milan.

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