“Upwards of approximately 300 people” have been arrested after a rally on Capitol Hill in the US, according to police.
Images from Washington DC showed protesters, many of who were from the group Jewish Voice for Peace, filling the Cannon House Office Building.
They were chanting “the world is watching” and some wearing T-shirts that read “Jews say ceasefire now”, pushing for the government to act on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Another group of protesters blocked Independence Avenue outside the building.
A spokesperson said the police department do not yet have a final tally on the number of arrests, adding that the number could change by morning.
Israeli airstrike kills seven small children, residents and doctors say
An Israeli airstrike has killed seven small children and three other people in the southern city of Khan Younis, Gaza, according to residents and doctors.
The strike reportedly hit a home where the Bakri family were living, local medics said.
In a video posted on social media, Dr Yousef al Akkad said: “This is a massacre. Let the world see, these are just children.”
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
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