Oslo  - Norwegian police used teargas Monday evening to disperse protesters who broke through barricades outside the Israeli embassy in Oslo.

Several hundred people had earlier assembled near parliament to protest against Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip.

The protesters then continued to the embassy where youths threw stones and fired fireworks at police cordons and the embassy building, broadcaster TV2 reported.

Police responded with teargas. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

In Sweden, protests were also staged in several cities but there were no reports of disturbance. (dpa)