Protesters raised blood-stained hands during Blinken’s questioning in Congress – Reuters
With cheers and red-covered palms, American protesters boycotted a speech by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during a congressional hearing to discuss providing aid to Israel, which has continued to bomb Gaza since October 7.
Immediately after Blinken began speaking, one member of the audience stood up and began shouting and applauding at those in the room, where he could be heard saying, “The Geneva Convention prohibits the bombing of densely populated areas,” adding : “Stop supporting genocide,” before shouting: “Stop shooting.” Now… save the children of Gaza” and other phrases.
Meanwhile, a number of attendees in the hall could be seen protesting by raising their red-dyed hands as the man was led out of the hall.
Shortly afterward, another woman demonstrated during Blinken’s speech by chanting and saying, “The United States supports a brutal massacre.” Then security guards took her outside as she sang: “The world is calling for a ceasefire. The American people don’t want to support this. “Stop shooting, stop funding this brutal massacre that Israel is committing against the people of Gaza. “, he said.
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Blinken stopped speaking several times, until American police removed the protesters from the room.
American President Joe Biden asked Congress 10 days ago to approve the allocation of over 105 billion additional dollars, of which 14.3 billion was intended to support Israel.
Two of Biden’s senior advisers asked lawmakers during today’s session to provide billions of additional dollars to Tel Aviv.
The Hamas movement launched an attack on Israel on October 7, during which it infiltrated Israeli areas through the separation wall and attacked border towns and residential communities, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, and 240 hostages were also taken. , according to Israeli authorities.
This prompted Israel to respond with unprecedented violence to the besieged Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 8,525 people, including 3,542 children and 2,187 women, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced Tuesday.