Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, completely halting traffic for hours as part of what appeared to be a coordinated day of action against Israel's war in Gaza. Demonstrators who were blocking traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge held a banner reading 'Stop the world for Gaza.
Over 100,000 vehicles per day cross San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Photo: JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPPro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, completely halting traffic for hours as part of what appeared to be a coordinated day of action against Israel's war in Gaza.
Aerial footage showed stationary traffic in one direction on the massive bridge, while lanes in the other direction were empty, with police present. Over 33,000 people have since been killed in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
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