The Barcelona port stevedores’ union is refusing to handle military material amid Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Reuters reports. The move is symbolic and aims to encourage other Spanish ports to refuse to load or unload military material, secretary of the OEPB union Josep Maria Deop told Reuters. Deop added that “organizations promoting peace” can help unions track down which containers are carrying military equipment, but did not clarify whether any such organizations have agreed to do so. This follows a similar move by Belgium’s unions, which called on members to refuse to handle Israel-bound munitions last week.

Hundreds of protestors have rallied to prevent a container ship owned by Israeli shipping company ZIM from docking in the Port of Botany, Sydney, according to a statement. Protestors at the rally, organized by the Australian Palestine Justice Movement, wove flags from the shore and rode jet-skis on the water where the ship was due to dock to block the ship from entering Port Botany, according to ABC News. The organization said it was “standing against genocide and its enablers on the port and in politics.”

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