Protesters interrupt Senate hearing as US pauses bomb shipment to Israel – video

Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly interrupted the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, during a Senate hearing, calling for a free Palestine while raising their palms painted red.

Austin confirmed that the US paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns the country was approaching a decision to launch a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah

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