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New York City Bridges Face Disruption as Protesters Stage Blockades Demanding Ceasefire in Gaza

A picture taken from Rafah on January 6, 2024 shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. (Credit: AFP)

NEW YORK - New Yorkers encountered delays and extreme congestion Monday morning as hundreds of Pro-Palestine protesters blocked several of New York City bridges and a tunnel to demand an immediate ceasefire on the three-month-old Israel-Hamas war.

Protesters sat at the entrances of the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridge across the East River, and the Holland Tunnel which connects New York City and New Jersey. Though no violence erupted, 325 demonstrators were arrested and all locations were quickly cleared out, a police department spokesperson said.

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