Pro-Palestine protesters cause havoc, closing down Golden Gate Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and other major Bay Area roadways on Monday, as well as closing down Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, part of a worldwide set of demonstrations pushing for a ceasefire and an end to US military support for Israel’s war effort in Gaza.

About 60 activists blockaded the southbound span of the iconic bridge around 7.30am, snarling rush hour traffic headed into San Francisco for hours.

The action, where demonstrators unfolded banners with slogans like ‘Stop the world for Gaza,’ prompted the California Highway Patrol to issue a Sig-alert and close northbound lanes as well as pedestrian sidewalks and bike paths on the bridge, according to NBC Bay Area.

By Monday afternoon, the entire bridge was reopened, and about 60 people had been arrested, KRON 4 reports.

Across the bay, activists also held up traffic along multiple points of Interstate 880 in Oakland. Some of the demonstrators reportedly chained themselves to concrete barrels weighing in excess of 300 pounds, and police were filmed <a rel=«nofollow» target="_blank" href=«https://twitter.com/abc7newsbayarea/status/1779909372099080445?ref_src=» https:>cutting them loose with bolt cutters

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Meanwhile, even more dramatic scenes played out in New York that afternoon.

Hundreds of marchers walked from Manhattan onto the road across the Brooklyn Bridge, waving flags, beating drums, and lighting off flares.

Police corraled most of the demonstrators off the roadway and made multiple arrests.

Activists later gathered in downtown Brooklyn and continued to demonstrate.

The protest actions were part of a global campaign called A15, which saw demonstrations in cities across the world like Athens, Belfast, Sydney,