Protest against Gaza war prevents Israeli visitors from touring Greek island

A cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists left the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday without its passengers disembarking, after more than 150 protesters demonstrated at the island’s port, unfurling Palestinian flags and calling for an end to the war in Gaza. Carrying banners that read: “Stop the Genocide” and “No a/c in hell” – a reference to the conditions Palestinians face in Gaza – the protesters chanted slogans on the dock near where the cruise ship, the Crown Iris, was docked on Tuesday, local media said. There were no reports of any violence.