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Pro-Palestinian Rally Shuts Down Grand Central Terminal

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Hundreds gathered at the station Friday evening to demand a ceasefire.

Protesters hold posters and banners during a protest at Grand Central Terminal in New York.
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New York authorities closed down Grand Central Terminal after a massive pro-Palestinian rally occupied the station for the second time in two weeks, FOX 5 New York reported. Hundreds gathered at the station Friday evening to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after thousands gathered in locations across Manhattan. Protesters occupied The New York Times building and flooded parks and streets across the city. A massive occupation by pro-Palestinian protesters prompted a shutdown of the station just two weeks prior as discontent over Israel’s siege of Gaza continues to prompt outcry from officials and the public.

Read it at FOX 5 New York