Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists have descended on the Venice Film Festival this evening.
Chants of 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' were heard as the group of around 5,000 marched down the street waving flags and banners which read 'Stop Starving Gaza'.
As they neared the film festival, which is the world's oldest, Italian police deployed a cordon to keep the demonstrators away from the Frankenstein premiere where celebrities had been walking the red carpet.
Since it began on August 27, a catalogue of A-list stars have jetted to northern Italy for the festival including Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Kim Kardashian.
However, Israeli actress Gal Gadot has been a notable absence, despite her upcoming film with co-star Gerard Butler, In The Hand of Dante, premiering at the event.
