Posted on Nov 10, 2023

5 Catholic activists arrested at US Capitol as part of protest for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

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Five Catholic activists were arrested in a U.S. Senate office building on Nov. 9, as part of a witness calling on American politicians to push for a cease-fire in the ongoing Israeli war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

"We come here to stop the mass slaughter," said Eli McCarthy, just peace fellow for the Franciscan Action Network, while opening the witness. "War is trauma. It is not justice."

At least 10,818 people in Gaza have been killed since Israel began retaliatory airstrikes and a military campaign in Gaza after Hamas killed at least 1,400 people in Israel in a series of attacks on Oct. 7, according to their respective governments.

On Nov. 6, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Gaza was becoming "a graveyard for children," referencing the some 4,104 children who had been killed at that point.

Inside the lobby of the Hart Senate Office Building on Nov. 9, a group of about 30 people gathered at around 12:30 p.m. and formed a semicircle together. They spoke about the killing of civilians in Gaza, and urged members of Congress to call for a cease-fire.

5 Catholic activists arrested at US Capitol as part of protest for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

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SP5 Dennis Loberger

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I understand their desire to see no more lives lost. The problem (as has been demonstrated by Hamas) is that Israelis are never safe as long as that terrorist group exists. They cannot ignore the existence of the group that killed 1400 innocents and kidnapped over 200 individuals in an unprovoked attack. To ignore it is to ask for another such attack.

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