US embassy in Colombia shuts doors, bolsters security amid pro-Palestinian protests
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he had approved the request for heightened security while also defending citizens’ right to protest.
A demonstrator holds a sign depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a pro-Palestinian protest after Israeli forces intercepted the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, on the day of the two-year anniversary of the deadly Octo(photo credit: JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ/REUTERS)ByALFIE PANNELL/MIAMI HERALD