French police break up pro-Palestinian demo after ban

Police in the centre of Paris used tear gas and water cannons to break up a pro-Palestinian rally, after the French government banned such demonstrations.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said those defying it should be arrested as "they are susceptible to disrupt public order.''

Despite the ban, thousands of protesters gathered in Paris, Lille, Bordeaux and other cities on Thursday.

President Emmanuel Macron appealed to people not to foment internal division. read more