Pro-Palestine protesters cut off Manhattan blocking bridges and tunnels chanting Free Gaza
Protests took place in several areas blocking traffic on several bridges - including the Brooklyn Bridge -and at the Holland Tunnel in New York City.
The marchers blocked traffic on the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges during rush hour, according to various local reports and social media posts.
Video from the entry to the Holland Tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York shows several people lining the curb with their hands zip-tied as they sit on the ground.
They can be heard shouting: "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!"
The New York Police Department did not immediately confirm the number of people arrested on Monday.
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On the Brooklyn Bridge, protesters were seen holding a sign that read: "Free all Palestinian prisoners. Ceasefire now."
They had begun gathering at about 9am and had all "dispersed" by 11:30am, according to the NYPD.
The Brooklyn Bridge re-opened just before 11am The Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges were back in business by 11:30am, WABC reports.
#NOW Port Authority police are replacing handcuffs on all the protesters after complaints that they are too tight. Single entry into Holland Tunnel is currently reopened.
— Oliya Scootercaster
Protesters Shut down Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridge to demand "Ceasefire in Gaza" pic.twitter.com/KxXgwIIwwO
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Pro-Palestine protests have been occurring regularly in the city since Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.
The attack, which killed about 1,200 Israelis, triggered a war that has seen more than 22,000 Palestinians killed - according to health authorities in Gaza - and displaced about 2 million people in the Gaza Strip.
After the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas, in Lebanon on January 2, fears of a wider war in the region are growing.
On Monday, Hezbollah said one of its commanders was killed in an air strike in southern Lebanon. Israel did not directly claim responsibility but said that its fighter jet had carried out a "series of strikes" in the area.
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