Mexican students staged a silent performance outside the Israeli embassy in Mexico City on Friday (October 3), demanding the release of fellow nationals detained by Israeli forces aboard the Sumud humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza.

The demonstrators, dressed in black and holding signs, stood in silence to protest what they described as the kidnapping of their companions who are being treated like criminals and terrorists, according to student protester Aura Quetzal.

The protesters called for Mexico to sever all diplomatic ties with Israel and accused the international community of complicity through inaction, with a student stating it was their legal and moral duty to stop what they called genocide.

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (OCTOBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF SILENT PERFORMANCE BY STUDENTS DEMONSTRATORS IN FRONT OF ISRAEL EMBASSY IN MEXICO, COVERING THEIR MOUTH WITH THEIR ARMS PAINTED WITH THE WORD (Spanish): “GENOCIDE”

2. DEMONSTRATORS WITH THEIR ARMS PAINTED (Spanish): “FREE PALESTINE"

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) STUDENT, AURA QUETZAL, SAYING:

"We are denouncing the Mexican state because we want our companions back, we want all ties with the illegitimate state of Israel to be broken. We want the return of our companions who right now are being treated as if they were criminals, kidnapped, treated like terrorists."

4. QUETZAL USING MEGAPHONE, CHANTING SLOGAN

5. DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING (Spanish): “THEY ARE KILLING PALESTINIANS IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY"

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) STUDENT, UNIDENTIFIED (SHE DID NOT SHARE HER NAME), SAYING:

"It's not a choice, it's our legal and moral obligation and duty to do everything possible to stop this genocide."

7. PROTESTER USING MEGAPHONE

8. VARIOUS OF RIOT POLICE OFFICERS SURROUNDING THE AREA