Clashes broke out between police and protesters outside the Israeli embassy in Mexico, rallying against the country’s military offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, journalists said.

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 neighbourhood.

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 protesters.

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 A demonstrator shouts at police officers during a protest in support of Palestinians outside the Israel Embassy, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Mexico City, Mexico on May 28, 2024. — Reuters
A demonstrator shouts at police officers during a protest in support of Palestinians outside the Israel Embassy, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Mexico City, Mexico on May 28, 2024. — Reuters

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