“French authorities have arrested six people suspected of flying a Palestinian flag from the Eiffel Tower without permission, a police source informed the AFP yesterday. Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion France claimed the responsibility for draping the large flag from the tower’s first floor on Friday afternoon. A representative said it was sending a “message of support” to Palestinians, accusing Israel of carrying out “massacres” in Gaza, as well as “ecocide crimes” including uprooting olive trees on the occupied Palestinian land. It was set to coincide with the Nakba Day — commemorating the 1948 displacement of Palestinians during the creation of Israel. The flags of both Israel and Palestine, as well as peace images of a dove and olive branch, were in September projected onto the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ahead of France’s announcement of recognising the Palestinian state.
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