The global outrage over the war in Gaza and the resulting humanitarian catastrophe has reached the Venice Film Festival .

As the 82nd edition kicked off on Wednesday, a broad group of Italian and international cultural and activist groups announced their intention to use the platform of the festival to protest Israel for its military conduct in the Gaza Strip. And they did just that by assembling in front of the famed red carpet shortly after 10 a.m. this morning, just hours ahead of the opening night festivities.

A couple of dozen activists waved Palestinian flags and unveiled a banner that read “Free Palestine. Stop the Genocide.” The group repeatedly chanted both slogans, “Free Palestine” and “Stop the Genocide,” before spokespeople briefly addressed the assembled press (in Ital

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