"Protesters clashed with police in Milan on Monday as the City Council voted to maintain the twinning with Tel Aviv. Footage shows protesters marching with Palestinian flags and chanting slogans as they gathered outside the city hall. Inside the council chamber, many attendees were shouting 'Shame' after the vote. The motion to end the twinning was introduced by the Green Party and supported by a faction of the centre-left Partito Democratico (PD). Councillor Francesca Cucchiara, representing the Greens, argued that "there can be no friendship or cooperation whatsoever with a city that is in fact the capital of a genocidal state," referring to Israel. "It is true, we came to a peace agreement, more than peace, I would say, truce; however, what happened is a very serious fact, and it is not true that hostilities have really ended because still there are illegal occupations in the West Bank, there is still a naval blockade," Cucchiara added. The motion to break the twinning was rejected by a vote of 21 against, 9 in favour, and 6 abstentions. The six abstentions reportedly came from PD councillors. Following the vote, the session was suspended due to the unrest. This comes as Israeli authorities announced the release of 1,900 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, while Hamas confirmed the release of 20 Israeli hostages in exchange, marking the most significant phase of the ongoing truce.  The ceasefire came into effect at noon on Friday, after the Israeli military said its troops had "begun repositioning along adjusted deployment lines" as outlined in the agreement. The move followed the Israeli cabinet’s approval of the first phase on Thursday.  On 29 September, US President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point Gaza peace plan with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for an immediate end to fighting and the release of all hostages, living and deceased, within 72 hours, as well as 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 Gazans detained after October 7, 2023. The plan also guarantees full humanitarian aid access to Gaza, amnesty for Hamas members who accept peace, and safe passage for those who refuse, stating that "no one will be forced to leave the enclave."  Hamas conditionally accepted the US-brokered plan, agreeing to release hostages through Qatari and Egyptian mediators if Israel committed to a lasting peace and complete withdrawal from Gaza."