A group of military veterans were arrested for protesting at Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (New York) office on Capitol Hill.
Members of the About Faith veterans group visited Gillibrand’s office to “demand a meeting, an end to the Gaza siege and #CeasefireNow.”
“She refused to meet with us.” Groups posted in X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “The Capitol Police have been called. We’re not going anywhere until she sees us.”
This group representing veterans opposed to the war later became I posted a video A protester was arrested outside the Russell Office Building.
Mr. Gillibrand is a senior member of the Armed Services Committee.
Members of the group joined Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri), Rep. Summer Lee (D-Ill.) and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) earlier in the day to support Israel and Hamas. argued that a “pause” of fighting was not enough. .
Mr. Bush and the group were reacting to Tuesday’s news from the White House, which said Israel had agreed to a four-hour daily moratorium in the Gaza Strip to allow civilians to evacuate from the fighting zone. President Biden said there was “no chance” of a formal ceasefire at this time.
The group criticized those who do not support the ceasefire, saying that those resisting the ceasefire “know nothing about war.”
Members of the group noted that the arrests took place days before Veterans Day on Nov. 11.
In the weeks since the fighting began, protests have erupted across Washington, D.C. and inside the Capitol, calling on lawmakers to force Israel to accept a ceasefire.
After the Hamas-led surprise attack on Israel on October 7, Israel escalated its attacks on Gaza in the weeks that followed. More than 1,400 Israelis were killed in the surprise attack.
Israeli counterattacks and retaliatory attacks have left little food and water in the Gaza Strip, prompting groups to declare a humanitarian crisis for civilians in the area.
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said 10,818 Palestinians, including children, had been killed so far.
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