In the U.S. capital, Washington D.C., demonstrators staged a sit-in at Congress in protest of Israel's attacks on Palestine, calling for a cease-fire. Protesters, displaying a large banner with the word "Cease-fire," chanted slogans of "Cease-fire now." Police intervened in a demonstration by Jewish activists supporting Palestine, U.S, Oct. 18, 2023.

Police, intervening in the sit-in protest at Congress, detain dozens of people on the scene, Washington, U.S., Oct. 18, 2023.