Meloni on the guerrilla warfare in Milan during the Gaza strike: "The violence is unworthy." Schlein also condemns it.

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"The images coming from Milan are shameful: self-styled 'pro-pal', self-styled 'antifa', and self-styled 'pacifists' devastating the station and sparking clashes with law enforcement . Violence and destruction that have nothing to do with solidarity and that will not change the lives of people in Gaza one bit, but will have concrete consequences for Italian citizens, who will end up suffering and paying for the damage caused by these hooligans. My thoughts go out to the law enforcement agencies, forced to endure the arrogance and gratuitous violence of these pseudo-protesters. I hope for clear condemnation from the strike organizers and all political forces." Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this while sharing a video on social media of the violent incidents currently unfolding as part of the national general strike called by grassroots unions demanding an end to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The response from the secretary of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein , arrived shortly after: "Meloni asks all political forces to condemn the events in Milan. I have no difficulty in condemning the devastation of the station and the wounding of 60 officers. We have always condemned all forms of political violence because we never consider it justifiable and it has never been our method. However, we cannot accept that the violence of a few hundred covers up the tens of thousands who peacefully demonstrated. Because while we always condemn violence, we are still waiting for you to condemn Netanyahu's crimes, instead of doing and saying only what is good for Trump and Netanyahu", is the comment.

"Violence—attacking law enforcement, blocking highways, train stations, and ports—cannot help the Palestinian civilian population. This is serious behavior that also harms the economy, with tourists fleeing," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani commented on X, referring to the demonstrations in various Italian cities. "This has nothing to do with the right to strike enshrined in Article 40 of the Constitution. We stand in solidarity with the police, the innocent target of this violence. I am in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Here, the government is working to help the Palestinian people and build peace in the Middle East."

"Shocking images. This isn't a strike, it's violence : clashes and attacks on law enforcement, stations stormed and besieged, stones thrown on the tracks, thousands of angry workers blocked. These are left-wing 'pacifists'." This is how the leader of the League and Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini, commented on the clashes between pro-PAL protesters and the police at Milan's central station.

At least 75 cities are involved in the strike, including Rome, Milan, Naples, Bologna, Turin, Florence, Ancona, Bari, Palermo, and Genoa. Demonstrations continue to fill the streets of Italy. The one in Milan has turned into urban guerrilla warfare, with some protesters throwing objects and scaffolding at police, who attempted to repel them with relief charges, then closed the station entrance gates.

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