Police use tear gas and water cannons on Gaza protest in Geneva

3/10/2025 7:24

Police sprayed tear gas on protesters in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday evening who were marching in support of the Gaza flotilla, eyewitnesses told Reuters, which the police confirmed.



"We were retreating and suddenly got heavily gassed," a eye witness told Reuters, describing a burning sensation in their eyes and difficult breathing.



Israel's interception of the flotilla sparked protests in Geneva and Bern, as well as in Italy and Colombia on Thursday.



Israeli forces intercepted around 40 boats carrying aid and more than 400 foreign activists, including some Swiss nationals, and Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, to Gaza



A photo shared with Reuters by a eyewitness in Geneva showed a large plume of white smoke coming from a street filled with protesters, which they described as tear gas.