Video shows clashes breaking out between commuters and protesters blocking the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 13.Organization IfNotNow said its Los Angeles demonstrators had shut down the interstate to demand politicians call for a ceasefire in Gaza.Footage filmed by Sergio Olmos shows people kicking signs and grappling with protesters who had sat down on the busy Los Angeles roadway. The demonstrators chanted “Let Gaza live” and “Ceasefire now” before they were confronted by drivers attempting to pass. One man is heard saying, “I have a wife who is in the hospital.”Police read an announcement to disperse protesters and threatened arrest and “necessary force” before beginning to detain demonstrators. Credit: Sergio Olmos via Storyful
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