Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in short shutdown the 101 Highway in downtown Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.
The protesters forbidden site visitors as they held Palestinian flags and indicators studying “Stop the Genocide” and “End the Occupation Now!” and chanted “Eyes on Rafah!” in step with video posted to social media, together with through journalist Ben Camacho.
The protest got here a pace upcoming what looked to be one of the vital deadliest assaults in Israel’s ongoing conflict with Hamas.
On Sunday, an Israeli accident on a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians within the southern Gaza town of Rafah killed dozens. Israeli Top Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday described the accident as a “tragic mistake” that was once underneath investigation.
Tens of hundreds of family — many civilians — had been killed in Gaza since Israel introduced its conflict on Hamas upcoming an attack through Hamas opponents in Israel in October. Massive parts of Gaza had been destroyed and snip off from backup, spurring months of protests around the globe and around the U.S., together with on many school campuses.
The United International locations’ govern courtroom ordered Israel to halt its attack on Rafah ultimate pace.
A Los Angeles Police Branch spokesman mentioned Monday that officials had been referred to as to watch a protest downtown about 3 p.m.
“We responded to some protesters walking through the immediate downtown area,” LAPD Officer Jeff Lee mentioned. “Initially they started blocking traffic, but then they were up on the sidewalk obeying traffic laws — and that’s when they went down onto the freeway.”
California Freeway Patrol Sgt. Alejandro Rubio mentioned that LAPD alerted the CHP that about 50 protesters had moved onto the highway alike Alameda Boulevard at 4:48 p.m.
Then again, through the moment CHP officials arrived on the scene round 5 p.m., there have been now not any protesters at the highway, Rubio mentioned.
“They were all on the surface streets,” he mentioned.
Lee mentioned LAPD officials endured to watch protesters within the downtown section later on.
“We’re just going to ensure public safety and the well-being of all individuals,” he mentioned.
