The U.S. Embassy in Havana suspended its consular services today due to the demonstration led by Díaz-Canel at the ‘Anti-Imperialist Tribune’
14ymedio, Havana, October 9, 2025 — Barely hours after US President Donald Trump announced the peace agreement between Israel and Hamas, the Cuban regime continued mobilizing its forces to demonstrate for Palestine this Thursday at the so-called Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana, in front of the US Embassy.
The sun hadn’t even risen yet when workers from the Cuban Electricity Union (UNE) and the Ministry of Energy and Mines appeared on the scene, according to their social media accounts, to “express their firm support for the Palestinian people and their just cause.” One user commented at the bottom of the post: “I started reading with hope that they were demonstrating in support of the Cuban people, and their own families who don’t have electricity. Arms crossed on the part of the UNE workers, that’s what it takes.”
On the neighborhood “cadre” channels, they announced in capital letters the “denouncement of the genocide being committed against the dignified and courageous Palestinian people” at a demonstration scheduled for four in the morning. “Let’s not be complicit, see you tomorrow at the Tribune,” it said, without mentioning the recent peace agreement reached between Israel and Hamas with the mediation of the United States and the support of numerous Arab countries.
“No, I don’t like it at all. Much less an agreement coming from the United States, which will always have ulterior motives.”
“The regime informed us late on Thursday, October 9, 2025, that access to the Embassy will be blocked due to an activity in front of the Embassy building,” the embassy reported on its social media channels, without specifying the type of “activity.” Therefore, consular services would be suspended today, as well as tomorrow, due to a local holiday, and Tuesday, October 14, due to a US holiday. The embassy requested: “Information regarding rescheduled appointments will be provided directly to applicants; please do not call the Embassy.”
The rally was attended by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, as well as other senior officials from the government and the Communist Party (PCC). The call had been made earlier this week, before it was announced Wednesday night that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas had agreed to commit to the first phase of Washington’s peace plan, which includes releasing the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and the withdrawal of the Israeli army from certain parts of the enclave.
The Cuban regime, a traditional ally of Palestine, has not commented. The announcement of the agreement caught several attendees off guard. Many were unaware of the details of the pact, while others received the news with skepticism because it was a plan proposed by Trump, as EFE was able to verify.
“No, I don’t like it at all. Much less an agreement coming from the United States, which will always have ulterior motives. The complete intention is to take over the Strip,” Gustavo García, a 20-year-old international relations student, told the Spanish news agency.
He also asserted that if Hamas is disarmed, one of the 20 points in Trump’s peace plan, “we could already be facing the last remnants of the Palestinian resistance.” Emmanuel, 19, expressed a similar tone, acknowledging that, although the “geopolitical context” is different, he prefers the plan proposed at the UN by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, which consists of creating a “Salvation Army” for the Palestinian people with military personnel from different countries.
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