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The demonstrators wore yellow clothes and held Israeli flags.

The protesters placed burning barrels on the highway and carried banners and signs, chanting into megaphones "Alive, alive! We want them alive!" "Shame!" and "Deal now!"

Jewish officials who have visited the embassy have complained to the State Department about the intensity of the protest, including the loud air raid siren.

"You are quite openly Jewish; this is a pro-Palestinian march, I'm not accusing you of anything, but I'm worried about the reaction to your presence," said a police sergeant.

The protesters were arrested and put on administrative after refusing to leave Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s Sunnyvale office or the New York City Chelsea workspace.

Protesters were arrested by police officers after refusing to leave Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's Sunnyvale office or New York City Chelsea workspace for almost ten hours.

The American flag of a counter-protester was set on fire and had to be put out by nearby police officers.

Monday's anti-Israel protests were planned as part of an "economic blockade" coordinated with protests in other major US cities.

Protesters targeted Labour leader Keir Starmer's home, distressing his Jewish wife Victoria. Three face charges for breaching bail conditions in related protests.

Demonstrations have taken place in recent weeks, advocating for the release of the Gaza hostages that are still held by Hamas, with the families of the hostages calling for an end to the war.