During the ICC World Cup final in India, a pro-Palestinian protester broke through security and interrupted play to hug batsman Virat Kohli. The protester, wearing a face mask in the colors of the Palestinian flag and a t-shirt with pro-Palestine slogans, ran onto the pitch in Ahmedabad’s mega-stadium. He hugged Kohli before being escorted off the pitch by security. The protester, later identified as John from Australia, said he entered the pitch to meet Kohli and expressed his support for Palestine. The incident comes amid ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine, with India condemning Hamas and providing aid to Palestinian civilians.