Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked all northbound lanes on the 101 Freeway Monday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked all northbound lanes on the 101 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles on Monday. The demonstration on the major thoroughfare started at about 4:45 p.m. The protesters walked from Los Angeles Street near City Hall to the nearby 101 Freeway onramp. Cars came to a screeching halt to avoid crashing into the handful of protesters. Several cars swerved by protesters as they walked across the freeway to the center divider.
Demonstrators said they were motivated by one of the deadliest attacks in Gaza since the war between Hamas and Israel started last fall. On Sunday, Israel dropped an air strike on a designated safe zone for civilians in Rafah.'How can I be silent?' protester Maha Afra. 'People are still not paying attention.'Many started waving flags in front of drivers, while more stayed on the sidewalk above the freeway.
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