'Cease fire now!' Blinken testimony repeatedly interrupted by protesters against military aid to Israel

On Tuesday morning, October 31, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appeared on Capitol Hill to make the case for additional military aid to Israel and Ukraine. But Blinken's testimony, broadcast live on CNN, was interrupted by a group of protesters.

Blinken quit speaking when a protester yelled that Biden officials should "stop supporting the genocide" against "the people of Gaza."

"Cease fire now," the protester shouted. "Save the children of Gaza!"

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Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) commented that although "people feel very passionately," there needed to be "order in this hearing room."

Blinken resumed speaking — only to be interrupted by another protester. When she was being led away by security, the protester shouted, "The American people don't want to support this brutal war…. Stop funding this brutal massacre that Israel is doing on the people of Gaza. Cease fire now!"

As Blinken spoke some more, he was interrupted by another protester opposed to Israel's military operation in Gaza. The secretary of state described Israel and Gaza as "two democracies under brutal assault by actors determined to wipe their nations off the map." But he was interrupted once again by a protester shouting, "Cease fire now! Cease fire now!"

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Watch CNN's video below or at this link.

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