Opponents of the Toulouse-Castres A69 motorway climb on a house, which has become the last stronghold of the site known as Le Verger's ZAD (Zone to Defend), during an operation of the French Gendarmerie in Verfeil, southwestern France, on September 25, 2024. The gate to this "Zone a defendre" (ZAD) set up in the "Verger" area, around 25 km from Toulouse, right on the route of the disputed motorway, was ripped open by a digger that had been used the previous day to remove many of the site's trees. (Photo by IDRISS BIGOU-GILLES / AFP)