Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address Congress.

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Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel

Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel

Protesters against the Gaza war have staged a sit-in at a congressional office building ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress, and Capitol Police have made multiple arrests. Netanyahu arrived in Washington Monday for a visit that includes meetings with President Joe Biden and a Wednesday speech before a joint session of Congress. On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of demonstrators organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and wearing identical red T-shirts that read "Not In Our Name" took over the Rotunda of the Cannon Building, chanting "Let Gaza Live!" After about a half-hour of clapping and chanting, officers from the U.S. Capitol Police issued several warnings, then began arresting protestors.

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