Watta, from Philadelphia, told Insider the distance she drove didn't matter, given how much the cause mattered to her. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's about two hours from Philadelphia, and I've never driven to DC before," Watta told Insider at the demonstration. "This is breathtaking, and it's amazing," Mary told Insider. Thejas Wesley, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, told Insider he traveled with 750 people across 14 buses from Boston. The Hamas-led Palestinian Health Ministry said that the death toll in Gaza is nearing 10,000 people.

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