PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — About 200 protesters marched across Pittsburgh on Thursday in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
The march came days after Israel began what it is calling a limited ground operation in Lebanon. Protesters called it a ground invasion.
“Hands off Lebanon,” protesters shouted.
They marched from outside the Carnegie Museum of Art to Forbes Avenue before stopping at an intersection next to Carnegie Mellon University’s campus. Protesters then walked along Fifth Avenue to the Cathedral of Learning.
The protest lasted about two-and-a-half hours.
“I feel a lot of grief. I’m very upset because my loved ones are being killed all because the Israeli military is trying to get power and go for a land grab,” said one woman who walked with the protesters
Next to CMU’s campus, some protesters participated in a die-in, lying down along Forbes Avenue. Speakers called for a ceasefire and an arms embargo.