Pro-Palestine activists arrested on US Capitol Hill

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza were arrested in a US Senate building on Monday morning, after demonstrators launched a disruption against the ongoing discussions over an aid package to Israel.

Reuters reported that protesters were arrested in the Hart Senate Office Building but did not specify the number.

A coalition of groups, including the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Jewish Voice for Peace, Adalah Justice Project, and the Movement for Black Lives, said in a press release shared with MEE that they would be "staging disruptive actions on Capitol Hill" on Monday.

The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights said that over 100 protesters had taken over the Senate atrium and were demanding an end to arms shipments to Israel.

The protests are taking place as the Senate discusses a $106bn spending package that includes $14.3bn in military resources to Israel.