Riot police scuffle with pro-Palestinian protesters during the departure of a cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists on the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, Greece, Monday, July 28, 2025. (InTime News via AP)
Two men hold up an Israeli flag during the departure of a cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists on the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, Greece, Monday, July 28, 2025. (InTime News via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather during the departure of a cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists on the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, Greece, Monday, July 28, 2025. (InTime News via AP)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scuffles broke out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes during a protest Monday against the war in Gaza while an Israeli cruise ship was docked at the island, local media reported.
Television footage showed a small number of protesters chanting “Freedom for Palestine†near the port, with riot police pushing them back and minor scuffles breaking out. The cruise ship passengers disembarked in Rhodes without incident, Greek media said.
Anti-war activists had called for demonstrations on the island during a scheduled stop by the Israeli cruise ship, the Crown Iris, which was reportedly carrying more than 600 tourists. But representatives of local businesses on the island had opposed the protest.
Last week, the Crown Iris , Syros, early without its passengers disembarking after more than 150 protesters demonstrated at that island’s port. The demonstrators unfurled Palestinian flags and called for an end to the war in Gaza. There were no reports of any violence in Syros.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar contacted his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, over the Syros incident.
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