Anti-Israel rioters clash with Mexico police, try to reach Israeli embassy

Clashes broke out yesterday between police and rioters outside the Israeli embassy in Mexico during a rally against the country’s military offensive against the Hamas terror group in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, AFP journalists report.

Some protesters covered their faces and threw stones at riot police who blocked their path to the diplomatic complex in the city’s Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood.

Around 200 people joined the “Urgent action for Rafah” demonstration, about 30 of whom started to break down barriers preventing them from reaching the Israeli mission.

Police officers deployed tear gas and threw back the stones hurled at them by rioters.

A rioter takes part in a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally called “Urgent action for Rafah,” held in front of the Israeli embassy in Mexico City on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)

Rioters clash with police during a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally called “Urgent action for Rafah,” held in front of the Israeli embassy in Mexico City on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

Members of the police try to put out a fire in a house during a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally called “Urgent action for Rafah,” held in front of the Israeli embassy in Mexico City on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

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