A group of Italian political and grassroots organisations held a demonstration in front of the Venice Film Festival red carpet calling for an end to the Israeli siege of Gaza, ahead of the festival’s opening ceremony this evening.

The demonstration, attended by around 30 people, looked to publicise a march that will take place at the festival on Saturday (August 30), from Santa Maria Elisabetta on the Venice Lido to the main festival venue. The march is running under the title ’Stop The Genocide – Free Palestine’.

The issue of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza could play a major role at the festival, with several hundred industry figures among over 1,500 people who have signed an open letter from the groups, which are united under the name Venice4Palestine (V4P).

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