THOMAS SAMSON
Seven years ago, thousands of people demonstrated against the then Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. During riots, rioters also attacked a synagogue and Jewish shops.
Darmanin said he had instructed the Paris prefect of police to ban the demonstrations on Saturday. He did not go into the demonstrations. As the highest representatives of the central state in the individual regions, the prefects had been asked to be particularly vigilant.
As the Gaza conflict escalated, Palestinian militants continued rocket attacks on Israel. For its part, the Israeli military continued massive attacks on the coastal area.