Demonstrators on Tuesday interrupted the hearing of the US Congressional Committee of Secretaries of State and Defense Ministers on the topic of additional financial assistance requested by President Joe Biden for Israel and Ukraine, AFP reports.

Protest against the cease-fire in Gaza in the US SenatePhoto: Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP/Profimedia

At Tuesday’s U.S. Senate hearing for Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin, several demonstrators initially silently raised their hands, covered in red paint to symbolize the blood spilled in Gaza.

A few minutes into the conversation, Blinken was interrupted by a man who shouted “Cease fire!” and Save the Children of Gaza.

Blinken was later interrupted by numerous other protesters, chanting things like, “From Palestine to Mexico, all walls must go!” and “Long live Gaza!”.