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Protesters form red line around White House, calling for end to war in Gaza

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington, June 8, 2024. [AP Photo]

Protesters formed a symbolic red line around the White House on Saturday, calling for an end to the eight-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and urging American leaders to press Israel not to invade Rafah, where airstrikes were reported Saturday.

As the conflict enters its ninth month, the demonstrators chanted "From D.C. to Palestine, we are the red line" while holding a long banner listing the names of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.

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