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PHOTOS: Demonstrators call for the end of Israel-Hamas war in downtown DC

Ivy Lyons | ilyons@wtop.com

December 18, 2023, 7:39 AM

Hundreds blocked portions of downtown D.C. Sunday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration that also called for the end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Organizers said several area groups came together to call for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, an end to U.S. aid for Israel’s war and a “lifting of the siege on Gaza.”

See photos from the demonstration below.

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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Several groups blocked off the intersection of H and Seventh streets to call for an end to the war in Gaza. (WTOP/Bill McFarland)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: According to a representative from the group ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), approximately 50 people took part in the protest from several D.C. and Maryland groups. (WTOP/Bill McFarland)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Pro-Palestinian supporters march down Massachusetts Avenue on December 17, 2023 in Washington D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: The protesters called for ending U.S. aid to Israel. (WTOP/Bill McFarland)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Pro-Palestinian supporters march down on the streets of downtown D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Signs of ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: The protests in D.C.’s Chinatown. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: The pro-Palestinian supporters called for the “lifting of the siege on Gaza.” (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: A protester in front of a Walgreens store in D.C.’s Chinatown. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: A group of people in support of Palestine. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Pro-Palestinian supporters gather near Capitol One Arena, in the Chinatown area of the city on December 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Pro-Palestinian supporters in downtown D.C. with one of them holding up a “End the war on Gaza” sign. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC — DECEMBER 17: Pro-Palestinian supporters marching in Chinatown in downtown D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Pro-Palestinian supporters behind a “Free Palestine” sign. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Ivy Lyons

Ivy Lyons is a digital journalist for WTOP.com. Since 2018, they have worked on Capitol Hill, at NBC News in Washington, and with WJLA in Washington.

ilyons@wtop.com

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