Pro-Palestinian protesters in Australia have prevented workers from entering docks to offload cargo from a ship operated by Israeli company, ZIM, docked at the Port of Melbourne.
Police used pepper spray and officers mounted on horseback to try to clear them off.
Organisers of the ‘Block The Dock’ campaign say they are motivated by Israel’s war on Gaza and seek to disrupt the flow of capital to a ‘genocidal state’. The blockade has continued for four consecutive days.
At least 25,295 Gazans have been killed since Oct. 7, Gaza health authorities said in an update on Monday.
People hold placards and shout slogans as they take part in a protest calling for a ceasefire and for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attack by Palestinian militants, in the northern port city of Haifa on January 20, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
