Young people joining student protests in Montpellier, southern France, voiced support for Gaza with the chant “Nous sommes tous des enfants de Gaza” (We are all children of Gaza).

Footage shows students gathered in the city center carrying union and youth group flags and a banner reading “Against precarity and university selection.”
High school and university students in Montpellier staged actions this week as part of the nationwide “Bloquons tout” (Block everything) movement in defense of public services and against teacher shortages. On Sept. 29, students blocked the Jean-Monnet, Jules-Guesde, Joffre and Mermoz high schools; police cleared the blockade at Jean-Monnet with tear gas and briefly detained two 15-year-olds, France 3 reported.

Protests against Israel’s attacks on Gaza have continued in France for months. France formally recognized the State of Palestine at the United Nations in September 2025.