Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of Israeli consulate in West L.A.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the Israeli Consulate in West L.A. Saturday to condemn the country's ongoing aerial bombardment of Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' attack one week ago. Demonstrators began gathering on Wilshire and Sepulveda boulevards around noon and by 3 p.m. the size of the crowd had grown to about several thousand. At one point, the southbound lanes of the nearby 405 Freeway were briefly shut down.
A number of people who would only identify themselves as 'volunteers' wearing yellow vests stepped in several times throughout the day to try and deescalate clashes with counter-protesters. Around 4:15 p.m., some members of the group leading the demonstration called for an end to the protest, and portions of the pro-Palestinian crowd began leaving the area.
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