The demonstrators demanded that the US push Israel and Hamas toward a ceasefire
Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters staged a sit-in protest in the US Capitol on Wedensday, demanding that the US back a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Police arrested multiple demonstrators who refused to leave the building.
The protesters broke away from a larger demonstration on the National Mall and sat on the floor in the House Office Building, as a ring of police looked on. Chanting “ceasefire now,” the protesters held banners reading “let Gaza live” and “not in our name.”
Shortly after the protest began, Capitol Police warned the crowd to disperse, before moving in and detaining those who refused to comply. Police said that 100 people were arrested.
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