Hundreds of pro-Palestinian, anti-war protesters gather within sight of the U.S. Capitol in Washington to denounce Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he addresses Congress.
In photos: Protests as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses US Congress
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather on the day of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2024.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5208-08dcabfaedbe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather on the day of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2024.
![Police officers walk in front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress, July 24, 2024, in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-ac9b-08dcabfae55a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers walk in front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress, July 24, 2024, in Washington.
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the US Capitol before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress, July 24, 2024, in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-7a30-08dcabfae562_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the US Capitol before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress, July 24, 2024, in Washington.
![U.S. Capitol Police and NYPD officers stand in front of the Capitol ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress, July 24, 2024, in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-739b-08dcabfae558_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Capitol Police and NYPD officers stand in front of the Capitol ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress, July 24, 2024, in Washington.