'Ceasefire now!' Protesters interrupt US lawmakers hearing on Israel aid

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WASHINGTON: Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military aid Tuesday (Oct 31), demanding Washington stop funding

Anti-war protesters raise their "bloody" hands behind US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Biden's US$106 billion national security supplemental funding request to support Israel and Ukraine on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Oct 31, 2023.

Several wore messages of"Free Gaza" written on their arms and held signs demanding"No more $$$ 4 Israel", while some cried out"Ceasefire now","Palestinians are not animals" and"Shame on you all".Blinken was forced to stop speaking several times as some demonstrators were escorted out by police. Israeli troops and Hamas militants were engaged in"fierce battles" in Gaza on Tuesday, Israel's military said, as tanks and armoured bulldozers advanced through the ruins of the embattled territory, which the United Nations said is facing"unprecedented" humanitarian needs.

 

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