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One of the three protests in the Bay Area involved people blocking Interstate 880, causing lengthy backups on the highway.
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More than 150 people were arrested or detained across the United States on Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters blocked roads and one of the country's most famous bridges.
From San Francisco and Seattle to East Coast cities like Chicago, Miami and New York, demonstrators have disrupted traffic, including during rush hour, and prevented travelers from entering major airports protesting the United States' support for Israel in the Gaza war. Interfered with movement.
President Joe Biden said Monday he remains focused on Israel's security, reaching a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, freeing Hamas hostages and preventing the conflict from escalating, referring to last weekend's Iranian attack on Israel.
Dozens of protesters blocked rush hour traffic on the iconic Golden Gate Bridge on Monday morning.
Demonstrators held placards that read “Stop the world for Gaza''. Some demonstrators were chained to vehicles on the bridge, authorities said. The bridge did not fully reopen for several hours.
Protesters also blocked vehicle traffic in two other locations in the Bay Area, some clinging to drums filled with concrete and rebar, which authorities said slowed efforts to reopen roads.
“This was a coordinated event that they planned,” California Highway Patrol Chief Don Goodbrand said. “They blocked off three separate locations on the highway. They prevented law enforcement, emergency personnel and ambulances from reaching their destinations.”
More than 30 people were arrested, according to the CHP.
In Oregon, 52 people were arrested after dozens of incidents. IEnforcement officers responded to a protest blocking lanes of Interstate 5 near Eugene.
Oregon State Police said six vehicles were towed from the scene.
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Protesters block use of southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Eugene, Oregon.
Roads leading to the country's two major airports were also the scene of protests. In Chicago and Seattle, people trying to board planes were forced to get out of their cars and walk to the terminal.
According to CNN affiliate WLS, protesters blocked traffic on the road leading to Terminal 1 at Chicago's O'Hare Airport during the morning rush hour.
“Come on. The U.S. government has given us no choice but to interrupt business as usual,” protester Simone Tucker told WLS.
About 40 people were taken into custody, Chicago police said.
In Seattle, protesters blocked a road leading to Seattle-Tacoma Airport with several vehicles, holding signs that read, “Our tax dollars are funding genocide.”
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Protesters in downtown Miami are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
CNN affiliate KOMO reported, “Passengers were seen rolling their bags onto the road as they passed by the protesters to board the plane.''
More than 40 people were arrested, an airport spokesperson said.
In Miami, at least two groups of protesters were seen on either side of a busy street carrying Palestinian flags. Police reported seven arrests.
In New York, dozens of people gathered on Wall Street carrying flags and placards. Protests also occurred near the Brooklyn Bridge. Some people were arrested, but the New York Police Department did not provide a specific number.
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Police took a handcuffed man away from a protest near the New York Stock Exchange.
Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack on Israel from Gaza on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages. More than 33,000 people have been killed and more than 76,000 injured in the Gaza Strip since Israel declared war on Hamas, according to the besieged enclave's health ministry.
The United States has provided aid and military aid to Israel in the wake of Hamas attacks, but a rift has emerged between the two countries' leaders over rising civilian casualties and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Here's a helpful method: Humanitarian efforts in Gaza and Israel.
CNN's Cindy Von Quednow and Brammhi Balarajan contributed to this report.